torcenoise (1318)

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torcenoise (1318)

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[FEW: *13/ii,114a tortio; Gdf: ; GdfC: ; TL: ; DEAF:  torcion (*); DMF: ; TLF: ; OED: ; MED: ; DMLBS: ]
 

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1violence, injustice, exaction
( 1318; MS: s.xv )  hidous pleintez et criez sount venuz a la cour [...] par gentz suyant la court, saunz estre avowe, et par ascun femes def fole vie, come dez omicidez, roberiez, brusours  (var. (B: s.xv2) brisours ) de mesouns et torcenoisez (var. (B: s.xv2) extorcions ) faite par eux  280
toceneor  torcener#1  torcenerie  torcenerus  torcenier  torcenierement  torcenus  torcenusement 
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