difference (1212)
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difference (1212)

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[ FEW: 3,73b differentia; Gdf: ∅; GdfC:  difference; TL: 2,1923 diference; DEAF: ∅; DMF:  différence; TLF:  différence; OED:  difference n.; MED:  difference n.; DMLBS: 657a differentia ]
differens,  differencz,  differenz;  deferance,  deference,  deferens;  differrence  

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1difference, distinction: 
( 1212; MS: 1212-13 )  commanda Q’il [...] del poeple quanq’i trovast [...] feist decoler Sanz difference e sanz tarzer  79542
( c.1290; MS: 1307-25 )  Mes il i ad jaroil e garoile; La difference dire vous voile  264
( 1267; MS: c.1300 )  La differenz […] Entre les sacrementz de la veu lei E la novele  8778
( c.1270; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  Difference e destincteisun Entre persones  818
( 1321 )  il i ad difference entre mettre ascun chos en depoos et en garde  Ed II xxvi 149
♦distinguishing feature: 
( 1267; MS: c.1300 )  differences e propretez Ki sunt en tute [sic] choses truvez  4813
a la difference de
1as distinct from: 
( 1260; MS: s.xiv1/3 )  si est ceo bref appellé le ‘Graunt’ Cape a la difference de un autre bref de jougement qu’est appellé le ‘Petit’ Cape  189
( c.1292; MS: c.1300 )  pur ceo est ele (=the assize) appelé petite a la difference de la graun  i 271
mettre difference entre
1to distinguish between: 
( c.1292; MS: c.1300 )  Et ausi par defaute de difference mettre entre le pere et le fiz en cas ou le fiz ad fet disseisine, et porte autel noun et autel surnoun cum soen pere  i 321
tenir difference entre
1to distinguish between: 
( 1313-14 )  nous tenoms differencz entre ceste chartre et comune chartre  Ed II viii 30
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