contributour (1339)
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contributour (1339)

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  FEW:  contribuere 2/ii,1124a Gdf:  contributeur 2,282c GdfC: ∅ TL: contributor 2,810 DEAF:  contribuer (contributor)  DMF:  contributeur  TLF:  contribuer  OED:  contributor n.  MED:  contributour n.  DMLBS:  contributor 465c
 

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1taxcontributor, one who pays a share of a tax, fine etc. laid on a community: 
( 1339 )  ils ne sont contributours a nuls aides ne charges  ii 105
( 1393-94 )  A quele fyn […] chescuny du dit citee […] de droit deivent […] estre contributours, et paier solonc la quantité de lour possessions  iii 325
( 1410-11 )  Item, que ceaux que sount aliens […] soient contributours a sustener & mayntener lour dite pagyne  i 75
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