Middle English Dictionary Entry
assēling(e ger.
Entry Info
| Forms | assēling(e ger. |
| Etymology |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
(a) The act of setting seal to a contract or agreement; (b) approving a commodity with an official seal as complying with certain standards.
Associated quotations
a
- c1430 Usages Win.(Win-HRO W/A3/2)83 : Þylke þat schal a-seel schal haue for þe asselynge vj d. for wex and for alle.
b
- (1439) LRed Bk.Bristol166 : That the seid two maistres..take..of euery forene for the afferyng and the asselyng of euery laste xij d.