avoidance (s.xiv1/4)
Cite this entry

Browse the Dictionary

    Loading...

Search Results

Your search results will appear here.

avoidance (s.xiv1/4)

Cite this entry
[ FEW: *14,593b *vocitus; Gdf: ∅; GdfC: ∅; TL: ∅; DEAF: ∅; DMF:  avoidance; TLF: ∅; OED:  avoidance n.; MED:  avoidaunce n.; DMLBS: ∅ ]
avoidaunce,  la voidanz(l. l’avoidanz?)  i 220  

s.

1lawmaking null and void: 
( 1314 )  si vous fuissez de age et jeo meyse avaunt la fin etc., il vous covendreit a ceo respoundre en avoidaunce (l. avoidante=p.pr?) la com a dire qe statut vous eyde  Ed II xviii 57
( c.1420-89 )  le fait per luy mesme n’est pas matter d’aver le certificat saunz avoidaunce de le discent  i 34 n.1
2eccl.vacancy (of benefice, membership etc.): 
( MS: s.xiv1/4 )  en temps des queux la eglise s’envoida […] par quele avoidance A., G., M. presenteront  44
( 1415-22 )  le souverain aura le nombre des compaignons de l'ordre avecques lui requis par les estatus [...] et y soient a my temps aucunes avoidances des compaignons  344-45
voidance 
This is an AND2 Phase 1 (A-E) entry © 2000-2006 The Anglo-Norman Dictionary. On-line entry partially revised after the print version of AND2 went to press (2007-03-22) The printed edition of AND2 A-E is published by Taylor & Francis for the MHRA, sole owners of the print-media publication rights. All other rights reserved. Digitisation funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council of the United Kingdom.
avoidance