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1. rēre-brāce n.

Additional spellings: rerebrace
17 quotations in 1 sense
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A piece of armor for the upper arm; also fig.; rerebrace(s and vaumbrace(s, vaumbraces and rerebraces. …

2. rọ̄ne n.

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(a) The city of Rouen; rone daggere, ?a dagger made in Rouen; rose of rone, the Rose of Rouen, Edward IV; (b) a kind of leather or hide, perh. cured by a method originating in Rouen; rone skin. …

3. vǒuchẹ̄ n.

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Law (a) A person summoned to court to warrant or defend a title to goods or property; (b) vouche garant, ?the practice of summoning a person to provide guarantee of title, or an instance of it. …

4. traversāble adj.

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Fig. Confused, indecisive. …

5. trait n.

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Bread made with a coarse wheat flour, designated by statute the second lowest quality of bread; ?also, a coarse wheat flour, usu. in phrases: bred of (panis de, panis) trait; trait lof; trait whete. …

6. sillable n.

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A syllable; also, a monosyllabic word; also, the smallest detail of an inscription; sheuen sorwe on the sillable, to refuse to speak. …

7. taxǒur(e n.

Additional spellings: taxoure
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A person who determines the amount of a fine, an assessor. …

8. timpanistre n.

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A female player of a tympan. …

9. regardant adj.

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(a) Bound or pertaining to a manor; vilein regardant; (b)her. of an animal figure: looking backward. …

10. terre-tenaunt n.

Additional spellings: terretenaunt
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One having possession of specified land. …

11. terminer n.

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Law In phrase: oyer and terminer, a judicial procedure regulated by commissioners appointed by the king, for determining guilt and assessing punishment or damages for various crimes under special……

12. hā̆stī̆vesse n.

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Haste; impatience; anger. …

13. Gien(ne n.

Additional spellings: Gienne
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Her. Guienne, the King-of-Arms having jurisdiction over the province of Guienne. …

14. hai(e n.

Additional spellings: haie
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A net for catching wild animals, esp. rabbits; hai net. …

15. olipraunce n.

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Pomp, ostentation; vanity, pride. …

16. occupīǒur n.

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(a) A holder or possessor of lands, manors, a benefice, church, etc.; a renter; an officeholder; a holder of the privilege of collecting revenue or receiving customary rent or service; (b) a possessor……

17. nōn-suit(e n.

Additional spellings: nonsuit, non-suite, nonsuite
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(a) Law The failure of a plaintiff to prosecute his claim or to provide sufficient evidence; (b) failure to follow. …

18. nōn-certaintẹ̄ n.

Additional spellings: noncertainte
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Uncertainty; an instance of uncertainty. …

19. mort de auncestrīe phr.

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Law Legal proceedings brought by a rightful heir upon the death of his ancestor against one wrongfully possessing his inheritance. …

20. meinǒure n.

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Stolen goods. …

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