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volentrivement (1323-25)

volentrivement (1323-25)

volenterivement,  volentrievment,  voluntrivement,  volunterivement  (volentrimement,  voluntrinement (l. voluntrivement)  i 392)  

adv.

1willingly, voluntarily
( 1330 )  les queux deners il ad tut le plus paié au roi [volenterinement]  193
2wilfully, deliberately
( 1354; MS: c.1360 )  com bien cheitif doie estre clamee, si en ma defaute et volentrivement (var. (C: s.xivex) volentrément) jeo pers ma sauntee  205
3arbitrarily, without due cause
( 1323-25 )  volentrivement et sanz cause resonable  140
( 1347 )  Qe desormés nulles genz [...] volentrimement (l. volentrivement) soient mandez par brief de venir au Conseil nostre seignurle Rei  ii 168
( 1361 )  sanz ce q'il feust tantost et sanz aucune coneissance de cause adjuggé a si vileine prison ou estre condempnez volentrivement  22.15

See also:

volenterement  volentrément 
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