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usurer1 (c.1245)
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The form usurier is a cross reference to the following entry:

usurer1 (c.1245)

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userer,  usurere,  usurier,  usurir, 
pl. usureris  
  FEW:  usura 14,83a Gdf:  usureor 8,124c GdfC:  usurier 10,824c TL: usurëor 11,67 / usurier 11,67 DEAF:  usure (usureor)  DMF:  usurier 1  TLF:  usurier  OED:  usurer n.  / usurier n.  MED:  usurer(e n.  DMLBS:  usurator 3569c

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finan.occupationusurer, one who lends money at interest: 
( c.1245; MS: c.1255 ) Marchant semble u usurer Plus ke prince u chivaler  S Edw paris ANTS 4305
( MS: s.xiii2 )  si vus avez [rien] receu de Giu u de larrun u de robur u de usurier u de symonial, si vus avez rien trové u aprenté ke n'avez rendu [...]  A-N Piety 328
( 1283 )  kar plus ne vous pout doner li usurier  Reg Peckham ii 619
( s.xivin; MS: s.xivm )  les usurers qe vendent lur almes pur deners  BOZ Cont 35
( c.1360-79; MS: s.xivex )  Soubtilité ne Faux compas Ové Malengin ne fauldront pas Al usurer, qu'ils leur aie Ne luy ferront a son pourchas, Dont gaignera les six pur aas Des busoignous q'attrape et lie  GOWER Mirour 7311
( 1382 ) [...] q'il tiegne les ordinances suisditz faitz sur les fisshemongeres et usureres, en manere [suisdite]  Rot Parl1 ii 142

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See also:

usure1  usurer2  usurer3  usurere1 
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