granteresse (1342)

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granteresse (1342)

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[ FEW: *2,1298b credere; Gdf: ; GdfC: ; TL: ; DEAF: ; DMF: ; TLF: ; OED: ; MED: ; DMLBS: ]
graunteresse  

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1lawfemalewoman who grants a gift or lease in real property
( 1342 )  les tenantz, aprés la mort le grantour, liverent gages [...] qe par taunt qe la graunteresse fuit mort et issint n’avoient ils pas garrant d’attourner, qe cele livere de gages ne dona pas al graunté possession  16 Ed III ii 223
( 1345 )  nul autre avereit accion force le dreit heir W. le pere, et ceo serreit nostre granteresse  19 Ed III 354
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