Middle English Dictionary Entry
indempnitẹ̄ n.
Entry Info
| Forms | indempnitẹ̄ n. |
| Etymology | AF; cp. OF indemnité. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
(a) Security against possible loss; (b) a payment made to compensate for loss of revenue, indemnification.
Associated quotations
a
- (?c1452) Paston (Gairdner)1.108 : I..indende not elles bot the salvacion and indempnite of youre most roiale persone.
- (?1467) Paston (Gairdner)4.281 : I entende noon other but in als meche as in me is to se your indempnyte with the grace of God, who ever mote be your guyde and protector.
- (1470-71) Contract in OSSLH 4223 : Youre said suppliauntes..have no suerte for thair indempnite..but stande destitute of remedye.
b
- (1444) Indent.Langton in Cmb.AC 4 (Baker 27)358 : To appropriate the said Churche..to the propre vse of the said College at the expenses of the said Chauncellier..except the yerely indempnite of the said Bisshop, Chapitre, and Archedeken, which shal be born by the said College.
- a1475 Godstow Reg.(Rwl B.408)94/17 : The same chapeleyne in his entryng shold be presented to the Archidekon of the place, and shold make to hym reguler obedience of the indempnyte of the modir chirche.