cheftaine,
cheftane;
cheveintainne,
cheveitein;
cheventaigne,
cheventain,
cheventaine,
cheventeigne,
cheventein,
cheventeine,
cheventeing,
cheventin;
chevesten;
chevetaigne,
chevetaine,
chevetainne,
chevetane,
cheveteigne,
chevetein,
cheveteine;
chevintein,
chevitain,
chevitaine;
chevotein;
chieftain,
chieftaine,
chieftein,
chieften,
chievetein;
chivetain,
chivetaine,
chiventain,
chiveutein (l. chiventein)
a.
1statuschief, supreme, leading:
(
1160-74;
MS: s.xiiiin
)
Alain n’out od sei des Bretuns Fors les chevetaignes baruns
i 261.2694
(
1215;
MS: 1226
)
nos a nostre
chevetains (Latin: capitalis) justisieres […]
359.18
(
1267;
MS: c.1300
)
Princes e prelaz
cheventeins apel
10831
♦
lawprincipal, main:
(
1215;
MS: 1226
)
ne si plege ne seront destroit, tant dis come le
chevetaigne dettor soffira a la dette paier
358.9
s.
1statushead, chief, leader:
(
c.1136-37;
MS: s.xiiex
)
dous reis ot ja en Bretaine Quant C. ert
chevetaine
42
(
1155;
MS: s.xiii4/4
)
Perdu ad sun buen chevetainne; Morz est li reis
8316
(
c.1300
)
Qe le Alderman seit
cheveteyn de la vile
i 60
♦
statusmil.chieftain, captain:
(
1306
)
cheventeyne et guyour des gentz d’Escoce
331
(
a.1382;
MS: a.1382
)
les altres countz et seignours et
chieftaynes de soun host
36.32
♦
eccl.monasticstatushead of religious house:
(
1267;
MS: c.1300
)
Al
cheventin deit em demander Quant si avient ke se fet cunfesser S’il ad esté rien negligent A dreit governer sun cuvent
10033
♦
ship.mil.statusadmiral:
(
a.1399;
MS: a.1399
)
chevytayne de la flote nostre seignur le roi
178
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chevetain
chevetain (c.1136-37)