[restement]2 (s.xiii1/4)

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[restement]2 (s.xiii1/4)

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[ FEW: *25,304b *arrestare; Gdf: ; GdfC: ; TL: ; DEAF:  arester (*); DMF: ; TLF: ; OED: ; MED: ; DMLBS: ]
resteiement,  resteiment,  resteyvement  

Aphetic form of arestement. For possible overlap with the restare word family, see the commentary to rester1.

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1delay, stop
( s.xiii1/4; MS: s.xiiiex )  Cil prent sun message, plus tost se descent Ke quarel de arblaste [...], Deskis a la Virgine ne fet resteement  211
2lawarrest
( 1285 )  E si eus ne se soeffrent pas estre aresteuz, seit heu e cri levé sur eus [...]; E pur le resteiment de tels estraunges, nul ne seit enchesuné  i 96
( 1289-90 )  Quant al resteyvement de soen cors a Divelyn, il avowe bien le aresteyvement e par la reson k’il estoyt endetté al rey [...]  77.21
( 1308 )  certeyn jour ly pristrent et enprisonerent etc. [...]. Et pur le baillif il avowe l’aresteyment (var. (B: ) le resteiment;  (D: ) le resteiement) par la resoun qe [...]  Ed II i 11 (vars)
lawseizure, impounding (of goods)
( 1298 )  vos ministres ount arestuz nos leynes e nos quirs [...] au quel resteiement [...] vous prioms remedie  197.207.3
arestement  rest#1  rester#2 
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