1costumerobe made of crimson, purple cloth, worn to denote royal or imperial rank:
(
s.xii3/4;
MS: s.xiv2
)
Candace fu bele [...] Estroit estoit lacee en un[e] purprine
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(
s.xii4/4;
MS: s.xii4/4
)
S’il
(=emperor) ui reluist en sa purprine Ne sel se demein iert vermine
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