absenter (c.1292)

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absenter (c.1292)

[ FEW: 24,52a absentare; Gdf: 1,38a absenter; GdfC: 8,18b absenter; TL: 1,67 absenter; DEAF: ; DMF:  absenter; TLF:  absenter; OED:  absent v.; MED:  absenten v.; DMLBS: 8c absentare ]
absentier,  absentir,  absonter  

v.a.

1to keep away from
( 1393-94 )  par la ou […] deignastes vostre tres graciouse parsone de vostre dite citee absenter  iii 325

v.n.

1lawto be absent (from a hearing, etc.)
( 1337 )  Si nous ussoms chalangé la mise et aprés nostre chalange ils ussent absenté, nous ussoms eu jugement final, pur ceo q’ils departerent en despit de la court  11-12 Ed III 51

v.refl.

1lawto absent oneself, be absent
( c.1292; MS: c.1300 )  Et si le pleyntif die qe le defendaunt se absenta  i 151
( 1341 )  fuit mené a la barre maugré le soen, la ou il voleit se absenter  15 Ed III 165
( 1415 )  il paiera a chescun temps que soy absentera vj. s. viij. d.  ii 115
to depart, go away
( c.1356 )  Et en cas qe les citeseyns se absontount et retreount […] de notre dite vile  17
( 1396 )  le dit controllour soy absent de jour en autre hors de la ville J.  471.740

p.p._as_s.

1lawabsentee
( 1392-93 )  forfaiture des possessiouns des ditz abscentés (l. abscentes?)  107

sbst._inf.

1lawabsence, failure to attend
( 1423-24 )  (If any member of the King’s Council fails to attend a meeting without just cause) de l’absenter preignant (=sbj.pr.6) .cc. marcs  v 404
absent 
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