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[veské] (s.xii1)

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[veské] (s.xii1)

vesché,  veschee,  veschié;  vesqued  
  FEW:  episcopus *3,231b Gdf: GdfC: TL: DEAF:  evesque (*)  DMF: TLF: OED: MED: DMLBS:

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1eccl.bishopric, office of a bishop
( c.1270; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  [...] mestre Richard de Wiz fu esleu A l'aveschié (l. la veschié) de Cycestre  1161
2eccl.diocese, bishopric, see, geographical area under the control and jurisdiction of a bishop
( 1284 ) Derechef prie le evesque a nostre seygnour le roy qu'il ly dont congié de porchacer a la veschee .cc. livrees de terre  669
( s.xiii; MS: s.xiiiex )  de Trevres en la vesché A une abbeie  52
( 1306 ) devant les justices en le veschee (l. l'eveschee?) de Durem  224
3office
( s.xii1; MS: 1155-60 )  Seient feit li sun jurn petit; le vesqued (l. l'evesqued?) (Latin: episcopatum) de lui (=the wicked) received autre  205.CVIII.9

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