1lawindentation, duplication on a single piece of parchement, which is then divided by an irregular cut (to prove authenticity of the two halves):
(
s.xiiiex;
MS: s.xiv1/3
)
Simple monument est escrist sanz endenture
75
2lawindenture, legally binding agreememt between two parties, written in duplicate on a single piece of parchement and then divided by an irregular cut (which proves authenticity of the two halves):
(
1307-08
)
Et quant les chiefs taxours averont receu en tieu manere les endentures de ceux qui seront jurees a taxer en cittees [...] meismes les chiefs taxours loiaument etpeniblement examinent celes indentures
i 442
(
1341
)
Ceste endenture faite enter Thomas de Louthe [...] de une part et Nichole de Schordich d’autre part
1
(
1388
)
coment ils feurent demorez devers nous par une demy an par endenture l’an de nostre regne quart ovec certeins hommes d’armes et archers de leur retenue limitez par mesme l’endenture
826.4
(
1421
)
qe les baillifs envoient mainteignaunt l’une partie de l’endenture [...]
iv 148
This is an AND2 Phase 1 (A-E) entry © 2000-2006 The Anglo-Norman Dictionary. On-line entry partially revised after the print version of AND2 went to press (2007-03-22) The printed edition of AND2 A-E is published by
Taylor & Francis for the
MHRA, sole owners of the print-media publication rights. All other rights reserved. Digitisation funded by the
Arts and Humanities Research Council of the United Kingdom.
endenture (s.xiiiex)