chargeable (s.xiiiex)
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chargeable (s.xiiiex)

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[ FEW: 2/i,419a carricare; Gdf: 2,70a chargeable; GdfC: ∅; TL: 2,267 charjable; DEAF:  chargier; DMF:  chargeable; TLF: ∅; OED:  chargeable adj.; MED:  chargeable adj.; DMLBS: 288b carriabilis ]
chargable,  chargeabel;  charchable  

a.

1chargeable, liable to be charged, subject to a pecuniary liability: 
( 1347 )  qe […] des bestes noris illoeques soient chargeables od ceux de meisme la ville M.  ii 177
2lawliable to be prosecuted: 
( 1346 )  par taunt nous ne sumes pas chargeable si nous n’ussoms administré et occupé ses biens come executours  20 i Ed III 191
3weighty, important: 
( s.xiiiex; MS: s.xiv1/3 )  Abusion est countours (l. que countours) sont esperniez d’estre serementez solom les poinz chargeables  159
( 1400-01 )  autres graundes et chargeables matires  iii 460
chargeable a, de, en, pur
1 chargeable with, responsible for: 
( s.xiiiex; MS: s.xiv1/3 )  E receuz les presentementz e les verdiz, tant tost sunt il charchables d’encuser les conspiratours  33
( 1311 )  choyses qe […] furent charchables en meyntenaunce de l’estate du realme  Ed II ix 45
( 1340 )  ceux qe sount chargables en cel accompte ne soient en nulle office tanqe la dite acompte soit rendue  519
( 1417 )  si come les ditz collectours sont et serront chargeables pur mesmes les dismes […]  iv 115
( 1425 )  tretoutz sont chargeabeles a lez sengle damages  26.13
( 1429 )  qe ceux qi […] ount levez ascuns deniers […] ent soient chargeables et accomptables a nostre sire le roi  iv 345
( 1431 )  qe toutz hommes […] par service de chivaler tenuz, chargeablez a l’expensez des chivalers […] paieront […]  iv 369
( c.1433 )  chargeable de toutez lez damagez  i App. IX 193
( 1417-73 )  un pot d’or esteant en sa garde et dount il estoit a nous chargeable  379r
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