confin (1356)
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confin (1356)

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  FEW:  confinis 2/ii,1035a Gdf: ∅ GdfC:  confins 9,152a TL: ∅ DEAF:  confin  DMF:  confin  TLF:  confins  / confin 1  / confin 2  OED:  confine n.2  MED:  confinies n.pl.  DMLBS:  confinis 433a
confine,  confinie  

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1border, boundary: 
( 1356 )  a Knelleswalle en le confyn des countez de Kent  vi 106
( 1383 )  qe le disseisi […] puisse avoir son recoverer […] a tenir en la confinye des countees countees deinz queux les tenementz sont  iii 161
( 1402 )  qe ceux as queux le dit rent est issint graunté purront avoir une assise en confyne des countees  iii 503
2relation: 
( 1402 )  qe alors soient les plus suffisauntz & proscheinz confines de son parentele prisez, arestuz, […]  iii 509
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