prestresse (1212)

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prestresse (1212)

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  FEW:  presbyter 9,358a Gdf:  prestresse 6,395b GdfC:  prestresse 10,414b TL: prestresse 7,1827 DEAF:  prestre (prestresse)  DMF:  prêtresse  TLF:  prêtresse  OED:  priestess n.  / priestress n.  MED:  presteresse n.  DMLBS:  presbytera 2450c
presteresse,  prestrece,  prestresce  

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1eccl.femalewoman who lives with a priest
( 1212; MS: 1212-13 )  cist prestre [...] Sa prestresse alot eschivant Tant q’onc [...] Ne sofrit qe proef de lui fust, Por ço q’en pecchié ne cheist Par li  15196
pej.eccl.femalepriest’s mistress, woman who lives in sin with a priest
( 1260-70; MS: s.xiv1 )  prestresse desturbe la digneté De prestre od ki ad peché  6253
( c.1360-79; MS: s.xivex )  Sicomme ma dame la contesse [...] Se fait furrer de la pellure, Ensi la veine Escuieresse, Voir et la sote presteresse, Portont d’ermine la furrure  25697
prestre#1  prestrage  priest#1 
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