extorsion (1212)
Cite this entry

Browse the Dictionary

    Loading...

Search Results

Your search results will appear here.

extorsion (1212)

Cite this entry
[ FEW: 3,330b extorsio; Gdf: 3,690a extorsion; GdfC: 9,587b extorsion; TL: 3,1424 estorsïon; DEAF: ∅; DMF:  extorsion; TLF:  extorsion; OED:  extortion n.; MED:  extorcioun n.; DMLBS: 875c extorsio, extortio ]
extorseon,  extorsioun,  extorsoun;  extorceon,  extorcion,  extorcione,  extorcioun;  extorzcion;  estorcion,  estorsion  

s.

1compulsion: 
( 1212; MS: 1212-13 )  Sovent par lor sainte oreison Ont, si com par estorsion, Nis ço que n’est pas destiné  2224
♦constraint: 
( 1305 )  aprés la mort W. [...] Giles se atturna de son homage a Gilbert par extorsion, e pus de sa bone volunté de sa fealté se atturna  33-35 Ed I 31
2exaction, extortion: 
( 1280-1307; MS: s.xiv1 )  Qe heritez ne perdent par extorsion  409.2095
( 1312 )  Son baroun ne fut unqes seisi de xl. d. si noun par extorsoun (l. extorsioun) et torcenouses destresces  Ed II xii 65
( 1347-48 )  extorsions et torcinous exactions  ii 217
( 1414 )  fynes, fees, raunseons et extorsions, a la foitz a la somme de .c. li. [...]  iv 19
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.
extorsion