Middle English Dictionary Entry
ǒusten v.
Entry Info
| Forms | ǒusten v. |
| Etymology | AF ouster, oustier; cp. CF oster. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Law To oust or evict (sb.), dispossess (sb.) of land or other property.
Associated quotations
- [ (1312) Liber Cust.Lond.in RS 12.2690 : Item, qe com les terres le dist Sire Pieres sunt repris en la mayn le Roi..quil voille ses ministres ouster, e mettre autres. ]
- [ (1321) Liber Cust.Lond.in RS 12.2387 : Maunder au Meire..qe tiele novelete facent oustier..et ceo qest issint ordeine pur singuler profit et a damage de comune, oustier. ]
- (1420) Proc.Chanc.in Cal.PCEliz.1.p.xviii : We wol and charge you that..ye see and ordeyne that oure saide tenant..be not wrongfully ousted by maintenance of lordship ner other wyse.