amesurement (c.1292)
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amesurement (c.1292)

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  FEW:  mensurare 6/i,727a Gdf:  amesurement 1,263c GdfC: ∅ TL: amesurement 1,348 DEAF:  mesurer (amesurement)  DMF:  amesurement  TLF: ∅ OED:  admeasurement n.  MED: ∅ DMLBS:  admensuramentum 30c
admesurement,  ammesurement  

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1lawadmeasurement, apportionment of just shares (of dower, pasture, etc.): 
( 1317 )  Jeo ne pus la mesurement (l. l’amesurement) suffrir par cesti bref  Ed II xxii 93
( 1372 )  la ou bref est mandé a viscount d’enquere de wast et de amesurement de pasture  ii 313
♦lawwrit of admeasurement, apportionment of just shares (of dower, pasture, etc.): 
( 1317 )  en cas de parcenerie si l’un eyt plus dil heritage […] son parcener coheir put user l’amesurement  Ed II xxi 5
bref de amesurement
1lawwrit of admeasurement, apportionment of just shares (of dower, pasture, etc.): 
( c.1292; MS: c.1300 )  si excés i soit, sicum avient acune foiz […] taunt cum les heirs soint de eynz age, tel excés porra estre repelé par bref de amesurement  ii 238
( 1293 ) Aleyn de Kyrkam porta bref de ammesurement de pasture ver le Prior de C.  21-22 Ed I 67
admesuratione  amesurance  amesure#1  amesureement  amesurer  mesurement 
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