administrer (s.xii2/4)
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administrer (s.xii2/4)

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[dat/gdw]

  FEW:  administrare 24,165b Gdf:  amenestrer 1,258b GdfC:  administrer 8,34a TL: amenistrer 1,339 DEAF:  amenistrer  DMF:  administrer  TLF:  administrer  OED:  administer v,  MED:  administren v.  DMLBS:  administrare 31b
admynystrer;  aministrer,  amministrer,  administier (l. administrer)  

v.a.

1to administer, manage: 
( 1321-22 )  qe […] ils dussent de droit administrer les biens et les chateux qe furent au dit J.  i 403
( 1357 )  pur administrer ses biens  i 351.xi
♦lawto administer, manage (the estate (etc.) of a deceased person) as executor of a will: 
( 1397 )  donant a eulx […] plein povoir […] de tres touts mes biens et chateulx administier (l. administrer)  i 234
( 1483-84 )  et ilx pledent ne unques executors ne unques admynystrés come executors  ii 61.4
2to supply with, provide: 
( 1356-57; MS: s.xivex )  La terre nous aministre .ij. choses: noz vivres tant come nous vivoms, et noz sepultures aprés la mort  458
( 1403-05; MS: s.xv1 )  […] qui nous a fait et administré tresbon et humble service  356.293.43
3to administer justice to: 
( s.xii2/4; MS: s.xiiiin )  Deu les susciterat (on Judgement Day), Tuz amministerat, Viez humes e enfanz  (C) 524
4to assist, serve: 
( s.xiiex; MS: c.1200 )  pus fu Dampnedeus des angles aministrez  489
( 1356-57; MS: s.xivex )  La mesme pardona Nostre Seignur les pecchés a Marie Magdaleyne, la elle luy lavoit ses piez de ses lermes et les esuioit de ses cheveux. La ly administroit seinte Marthe  215
5 eccl.liturgical to officiate, celebrate (a religious service): 
( 1372 )  faire et aministrer les divines services en nostre chapelle  ii 77

v.n.

1lawto administer, manage the estate (etc.) of a deceased person as executor of a will: 
( 1293 )  yl aveit le administracioun dé bens le mort […] e aministra cum executour  20-21 Ed I 375
( 1311 )  ses executours […] administrerent les biens mesme cestuy Johan  Ed II ix 23
( 1388 )  quant les deux administrent […] il serra inconvenient a doner cest accion pour l’un executour devers l’autre  12 Rich II 1
♦lawto act as executor, appointed by ecclesiastical authority in the case of an intestate: 
( 1388 )  l’evesqz graunta l’administracion a un M. de B., clerk, le quel administra  12 Rich II 91
administracion  administratorie  administratour  administrere  administrour  ministrer#1 
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