profitement1 (c.1290)

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profitement1 (c.1290)

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[ FEW: 9,428a profectus; Gdf: 6,425c profitamment; GdfC: ; TL: ; DEAF:  porfit (porfitement 2); DMF:  profitamment; TLF: ; OED: ; MED: ; DMLBS: ]
 

adv.

1profitably, with advantage or benefit
( 1280-1307; MS: s.xiv1/4 )  Le dit mariage purra profitement Estre affermé  ii 376
( c.1413 )  les ditz artificers veulloient et grauntent que tout le overaigne avantdite, ou ascun autre overaigne q'ils usent, soit bien et profitement fait et overé, sauz ascun sappe ou ascun autre fayntesce, sur le peyne avantdite  i 149
usefully, fruitfully
( c.1290; MS: s.xiv1/4 )  Mes pur plus profitement Parler devant bone gent [...]  (5) 145r
profit  profitable  profitablement  profitance  profitement#2  profiter  profiteus 
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