• censure, sensur

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

• chapele, chapelle, chapil, -ol, -ul

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

• fermour, fermer

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

• fold, fald, feld, vold

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

• anteme, antefne, antefen, antempne, antim(p)ne, antim(e, antem, antheme, antephne

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

• den, dein, deen, dean, dien, doien

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

• dispensacioun, 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

• douerie, dourẹ, douarie, dourie, deu(e)rie, duari

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

• encresing

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

• preisable, praisable, presable, preisiable

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.

• minden

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

• halsen, hals(e, hallesin, halsed, hausid

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

• arch(e

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

• sacristan(e, sagirstan, secresten, secristane, -ein, -oun, segerstane, -one, segirstane, -on, sekrestein, sekirstein, sacristain, -en, secrestane, -ein, segrestan, -aine, segerstein, segirstan, sekerestein, sekerstain, -ein, segristein

, 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)

• tenauntri(e, tenauntrẹ, tenantri(e, tenandri(e, tenantdri(e, tenentrẹ, tenaunty, tenauntries, tenaundries, tenentries

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

• utas, utas(s)e, utaus, utauce, otas, eotas, utases

; (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

• vexacioun, vexacioune, vexacione, vexacon, vexation, wexacioun

(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

• first fruit(es

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

• an(n)unciacioun, anounsi-, nunciacion

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]

• anouren, an(o)uri, anoured, enaured

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