Westmarche (1357)

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Westmarche (1357)

[gdw]

  FEW: Gdf: GdfC: TL: DEAF: DMF: TLF: OED:  west adv., a., n.1 and prep. (West March n.)  MED:  march(e n.2 (west marche)  DMLBS:
 

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1 toponym West march, western part of the border region of England and Scotland
( 1357 ) Et, depar les Escoces, en l'Est Marche, monsieur Patrik counte de la Marche [...]; Et, en le West Marche, Johan Seneschall seignur de Kyl  iii 354
( 1367 ) en noz seignuries devers et dedeinz le West Marches d'Escoce  i 913
( 1404 ) ne soit par vous ne vostre sage counseil resonablement ordeigné et purveu [...] arme pur la sure et savegarde et defens de les Estmarche et Westmarche d'Escoce  iii 547
marche#1  west 
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Westmarche