Middle English Dictionary Entry
agrẹ̄ment n.
Entry Info
| Forms | agrẹ̄ment n. |
| Etymology | OF agréement |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
(a) Assent, consent; common or mutual consent, agreement; (b) a formal or documentary agreement.
Associated quotations
a
- (1432) Paston2.37 : It procedeth of th'assent, advis, and agreement of my Lord of Gloucestre, and alle my Lordes of the Kinges Counsail, that the King be chastised.
- (1433) RParl.4.425a : Lord of Bedford..offerd and agreed hym to serve ye Kyng..The whiche..agrement [etc.].
- (1440) Wars France in RS 22.2446 : To enduce youre highnesse to yeve youre aggrement to the desires of youre saide capital adversarie.
- (1447) Shillingford12 : Aggrementis at home yn the chaptry hous, that oure articulis sholde be answered.
- c1540(?a1400) Destr.Troy (Htrn 388)8915 : Without assent of all somyn..And by agrement of the gret.
- (1461) RParl.5.465b : King Henry the sixt..therunto gave his assent and agrement of his free wille and liberte.
- (a1475) Let.Christ Ch.in Camd.n.s.1926 : I have sett a counteroller uppon him, by his owne agrement.
- a1500(a1450) Gener.(2) (Trin-C O.5.2)3600 : Be all the hoole agrement of the lande, Of Egipte he was kyng.
b
- (1425) Proc.Privy C.3.176 : Suche as þe Kyngys lawe..and þis agrement asketh and requireth.
- (1461) RParl.5.465b : A convention, concord and agreement, bitwene the seid Henry..on that oon partie, and hym on that other.
- (1463) Doc.in Collect.Topogr.3268 : To perfourme and fullfill þe will, appointments, and agreements of þe forseid parties.
2.
(a) Compensation to a person in discharge of a debt; remuneration, payment; (b) terms of settlement or settlement of a debt.
Associated quotations
a
- (1434) Proc.Privy C.4.231 : Þe King to make..suche assignement & agreement as þe seid feoffees wol be content with.
- (1444) RParl.5.107b : Any man committed to Prison for execution of dette..till such persone..at whos suit he is putte in Prison..be..agreed and satisfied..and that after such agreement and satisfaction [etc.].
- (1450) RParl.5.202b : If eny such person..take eny Horse..of eny persone..withoute agrement made to the Awnere therfore.
- (1474) RParl.6.161b : With resonable agrement of the said persone and persones to whome such dette shuld be proved due.
b
- (1432) Let.Christ Ch.in RS 85.3161 : Trewe and clere declaration of here agrement of the summe wych ys due aftyr here own rekenyng.
- c1453(c1437) Brut-1436 (Hrl 53)570/24 : He had made agrement with hem.