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sentence pronounced by an ecclesiastical authority, usually condemnatory; a censure of the Church; of the chirche . (a1387) Trev. Higd. StJ-C H.1 8.233 It was i-counseilled þat þe kyng and oþere men þat were rebelles schulde be warned, and ȝif
weren chapellis oonli therto. c1460 Oseney Reg. 112/14 Þey saide the church of Saunforde to be þe modur church, And oþer seyde hit to be a chapell to þe church of Barton perteynyng. a1475 Godstow Reg. Rwl B.408 633 Þe
or taxes, a bailiff or steward in charge of a town or manor, a collector of church revenues; (b) one who rents or leases land; ?also, a bailiff or steward; (c) one who leases a mill or a weir; one
xij d'. ?a1500 Lndsb.Nominale Lndsb 814 Hic palus, hic paxillus: a foldstake. (a) Fig. A religious community, a church, a parish, the Church in general; (b)?confinement, prison [quot. may perhaps refer to `bonds, fetters'; cp. fold (2)]. a1325(c1280) SLeg.Pass. Pep
upon a scriptural text, sung in the Church Offices before each psalm and often repeated after the psalm, or after each verse of the psalm [see Karl Young, The Drama of the Medieval Church 1.48ff.]; also, a sacred composition sung
doien (from L decanus . (a) The head of the chapter of canons of a collegiate or cathedral church; (b) a church official invested with jurisdiction over a subdivision of an archdeaconry. (1340) Statutes Realm 1.294b Dean & Chapitre des
Eccl. The granting, usually by ecclesiastical authority, of special license to dispense with what is enjoined by church law or obligation; exemption from church law, impediment of kinship, etc.; (papal) dispensation; maken ; also, a license so granted; (b) withoute
spiritual gift or possession. c1460 Oseney Reg. 169/25 Þabbot of Oseney hathe..þe church of Hokenorton, and j hide of londe with the pertinences of the Dowre of þe Church. a1475 Godstow Reg. Rwl B.408 119/12 Thomas, Chapeleyne..yaf..to the howse of
Reg. 15/15 I..above thes thynges þe which I haue i-ȝefe to þe church..ȝefe and graunte these encresynges to þe same church. c1460 Oseney Reg. 29/10 Furþermore, I haue i-ȝefe to þe forsaide chanons in-to Encresyng..all my mede þe which is
parishe of þe saide church..that, for men dying in þe same parishe, his secunde best beest..be i-payde to þe saide church. a1475 Rev.St.Bridget Gar 145 34/27 Þe parte of Martha is not euyll, bot prayseable and well plesinge to God.
þat weren nakid. c1460 Oseney Reg. 92/12 To þe myndid religiouse men and to þe forsaide church. c1460 Oseney Reg. 146/32 I..to þe myndyd church and chanons for Euer schall warantiȝe agaynste all pepull. a1475 Godstow Reg. Rwl B.408 77/13
when sho fand oght for fayne Sho halsed and kissed swetely and oft redde it aȝeine. Fig. (a) Of the Church: to embrace (Christ); (b) to take (sth.) to oneself, receive with open arms; (c) of an element: to combine
Marie Chirche of the Arches , the church of St. Mary-le-Bow in London; (b) the Arches, Court Spiritual of , the ecclesiastical court of appeal of the province of Canterbury, held at this church and presided over by a lay
, segrestain , AF segerstaine , segerstein , segristein . (a) The officer of a church or religious house charged with looking after the buildings, church ornaments, vestments, etc., and with ringing of the bells for service; a sacristan; (b)
Oseney Reg. 16/17 I wille and surely ordeyne þat nowe þe saide church alle þe forsaide possessions and tenentryes holde. c1460 Oseney Reg. 48/8 I..haue i-grauntid..to þe church of seynte Marye..all the possessions of my ffee..both of my lordshippis and
; (b) the period of eight days beginning with the feast day; an eight-day period after the dedication of a church, beginning with the dedication day. (a1382) WBible(1) Prols.Ps. Bod 959 41 Þei kepen forsoþe þe eiȝtþe dai of þe
(1447) Doc.N.Convocation in Sur.Soc.113 179 Some rejoyse hem in vexation, trouble, or dawnegeryng and undoyng, namly, of persones of the Church. c1450 Alph.Tales Add 25719 459/18 On my lefte hand I see vexacions of present aduersities, and on my right
of thanks to the deity; fig. any product or accomplishment so offered; (b) a customary gift or payment to the Church, esp. the Pope, by the holder of a benefice (usually equivalent to the first year's income); also, a charitable
announcement of the incarnation of Christ, made by the angel Gabriel to the Virgin; (b) the church festival commemorating that event (March 25); (the feste of) the of our ladi . a1400(a1325) Cursor Vsp A.3 11001 Þe annunciaciun [Ld: nunciacion]
of ao(u)rer adore & ono(u)rer honor). (a) Do homage to, worship (God); revere, honor (Holy Church, a Saint); (b) greet or salute (sb.) respectfully; together , greet one another, as with a bow. c1275 Ken.Serm. LdMisc 471 214/10 Hi wolden