• dedifien

dedifien v. Blend of OF dediier & edifiier . To dedicate (a church); also, to consecrate (a pagan temple) as a church. a1475 Godstow Reg. Rwl B.408 28/2 The sentence of thys letter testimonial makyth mension that Alexander, busshop of

• untastid

v. Untouched, intact. c1460 Oseney Reg. 46/15 The forsaide church with þe priuilege of this present writyng we make stronge, ordenyng þat all possessions and all goodis of þe same church sure to ȝow and to ȝowr successours and vntastid

• parishen

þe chanons saying þe same parisshens and tithis to longe to þe church of Seynte George..and þe Minchons affermyng þe same parisshens and tithis to longe to þe church of Seynte Gile. c1460 Oseney Reg. 72/18 Þabbot and Couent or

• parochial, parochiel

chirche , the principal church of a parish; messe , a mass intended for the members of the parish; prest , the priest administering a parish; rightes , fees or service due to the parish church by its members. (1314-15)

• festivitẹ

OF (a) A church festival or holiday; (b) a celebration or feast. a1500(?c1425) Spec.Sacer. Add 36791 1/1 The festyuites of holy apostles and martires. a1500(?c1425) Spec.Sacer. Add 36791 94/1 Þe vigiles of the Solempnytees and festiuitees of oure lord and

• decan

of ten nuns; (b) the dean of a cathedral church. a1225 Wint.Ben.Rule Cld D.3 135/28 Gyf hit beon maeȝ, swilc notu þurh decanas, þat synd teoðinȝealdras, on mynstre ȝefadod & ȝeendebyrd beo on þa wise, þe þeo abbodesse diht. ?a1475(?a1425)

• dedien

dediier To dedicate (a church), hallow or consecrate (a place). c1450(c1400) Vices & V.(2) Hnt HM 147 261/16 Þe chirche..is holy and dedied [Ayenb.: y-halȝed] to serue hym ynne. c1450 Pilgr.LM Cmb Ff.5.30 12 Thou dediedest [F dedias] and halwedest

• alouring, alur-, alor-

A parapet or railing (as of a church or bridge). (1412) Indent.Church Catterick 8 He sall make apon the cornere..a franche botras rising vnto the tabill yt sall bere the aloring. (1412) Indent.Church Catterick 9 With a ualuryng [read: an

• ecclesiastical

ecclesiastic. Of or pertaining to the church, ecclesiastical, non-secular. c1425 Found.St.Barth. 47/22 He had receyuyd..the deynrye of nygh chirches for maters ecclesiasticall to discusse. ?a1475(?a1425) Higd.(2) Hrl 2261 1.21 Eusebius, in his Story Ecclesiasticalle [L Historia Ecclesiastica]. ?a1475(?a1425) Higd.(2) Hrl

• eling, iling

ele (2). An aisle of a church, or a similar part of another building. 1400 Acct.Roll Vicars Choral, York [OD col.] In emendatione i elyng. (1456-7) Acc.R.Dur. in Sur.Soc.99 151 Ad edificacionem lez Ilynges in Aula Hospitali, 6s.8d.; carpentario pro

• persecutour

Christians); an oppressor or subverter (of righteousness, the Church). c1450 Pilgr.LM Cmb Ff.5.30 186 Sathan..kyng and lord of iniquitee and persecutour of equitee. a1500(?c1425) Spec.Sacer. Add 36791 197/38 For that tyme regnyd Julyan Apostota, the grete persecutour of holy chirche.

• pontificalli

In a manner befitting a high church dignitary. a1475 Rev.St.Bridget Gar 145 42/5 I see..Petre the apostle arayed pontifically. c1475 Wycl.Antichr.(2) Dub 245 p.cxliii Þei maken a grete lowe voice in blissynge & masse syngynge pontificaly. a1486(a1460) Coron.Kings Eng. in

• archidiaconal

archedeken . c1460 Oseney Reg. 112/21 As A modur church we haue i-founde hit, of all Burdons and customs Episcopals and Archidiaconals answeryng. c1460 Oseney Reg. 113/16 All burdons..Episcopals and archidiaconals [L onera..episcopalia et archidiaconalia]. (c1470) Proc.Chanc. in Cal.PCEliz. 1.p.lxxxii

• iconomi

from Gr. Officials in charge of the finances of a church. (1449) Acc.St.Mary Thame in BBOAJ 8 71 The Accomptes of Thomas Bons and John Chapman, Iconomi of the Chirche of Tame. (1465) Acc.St.Mary Thame in BBOAJ 13 52 The

• oriflamble

. In phrase: banere of the , the church banner or gonfalon of the Abbey of Saint Denis, the standard borne by the early kings of France. c1475(?c1451) Bk.Noblesse Roy 18.B.22 13 In whiche bataile was slaine the duke of

• residencer, residencier

cp. ML resident(i)arius . Eccl. Residing where one's church duties are performed, residentiary. (1428) Doc. in Sur.Soc.85 7 Yar att yat tyme come Maistre John Selow, chanon residencier of ye kyrk of Yorke. a1475 Russell Bk.Nurt. Hrl 4011 1069 Alle

• revestri, revesteri, revestrẹ, rewistre

; cp. OF revestiaire , revestiere . The vestry of a church. (1412) in Salzman Building in Engl. 488 The forsaide Richarde sall putte oute tusses for the makyng of a Reuestery. a1425 Roy.17.C.17 Nominale Roy 17.C.17 649/27 Nomma Pertinencia

• scismacie, cismacie

scismat n. and prelat(e n., prelaci(e n. A schism in a church. (a1387) Trev. Higd. StJ-C H.1 7.149 In tyme of þis Henry, so moche scismacye [Higd.(2) : division; L schisma] was in þe chirche of Rome, þat þre men

• semidouble, semidobel

semiduplex . Eccl. In phrase: feste , a class of church festival ranking between a simple feast and a double feast. a1500 Rule Minoresses Bod 585 102/15 On sundayes, at dobel Festis & semydobel þey schal ringe whan þe[y] byginne

• undewed

otherwise disposed of. c1460 Oseney Reg. 14/3 Hit befalleth vs to assent swyftely and make sure þat all maner possessions this same church ryȝghtfully and lawfully hath, vndewyd [L inviolata], to þem and to þere successours sure and vnbroke Abyde.