• underden, underdene, onderdene, underdean(e, undredean

underdean(e , undredean . From den n.(2). A church official ranking immediately below and acting as an assistant to a dean, a subdean. a1425 Medulla Stnh A.1.10 63a/a Subdecanus: vnder dene [Hrl 1738: under den; Hrl 2270: vnderdean; Add 33534:

• unobeier

who defies the authority of the church, one who is disobedient or unsubmissive. (c1456) Pecock Faith Trin-C B.14.45 111 Neither thei wolen obeie to the clergie or to the chirche clerkis attempten and assaien forto calle aȝen suche seid unobeiers

• warantisen, warantise, warantize, warauntise

saied londe to the forsaied church And chanons aȝenste all cristen men and Juys, as owre perpetuall almys, shall warantize, Aquyte, and defende. c1460 Oseney Reg. 53/13 I all þe forsaide thynges to þe forsaide church and Chanons shall warantize

• chirche-ward, -wart, circe-weard

circe-weard . OE Custodian of a church, sacristan [a man in holy orders]. a1121 Peterb.Chron. LdMisc 636 an.1070 Þa waes þaere an cyrce weard, Yware waes gehaten. 1131 Peterb.Chron. LdMisc 636 an.1131 Swa þat he scolde setten þaer prior of

• collegial

chirche , a collegiate church. c1390(?c1350) SVrn.Leg. Vrn 89/1633 A prouost of a chirche collegial Loued seint Austin wiþ his herte al. (1425) RParl. 4.306a Prebendaries of Chirches Cathedralx and Collegiall. (1443) MSS Middleton in HMC 113 Myn auter in

• vileinage, villeinage, vil(l)enage

of Villenage. c1460 Oseney Reg. 26/20 I yefe and graunt to þe church In cleydon, ij hides of villenage. c1460 Oseney Reg. 27/8 I yefe to þe church thre ȝerdes of villenage (þat is to say, a ȝerde where þe

• chirche-ward, churche-, kirk(e-, kurk-

Also churche- , kirk(e- , kurk- . to , in the direction of, toward, or to church; fro , from church or attendance at church. c1390 PPl.A(1) Vrn 5.147 And carieþ him to chircheward [B : to kirkeward;], his schrift

• dedicacioun, dedication, didicasion

consecration of a new church, chapel, temple, etc.; dedication; a rededication after rebuilding, repair, disuse, pollution, etc.; ceremony on the anniversary of the original dedication; feste of , annual celebration of the dedication of a church; the Jewish feast of

• prebend(e, prebent

An estate or portion of land belonging to a cathedral or collegiate church, the revenues from which are used as the stipend of a canon or member of the chapter; also, the tenure of such an estate; putten in ,

• vicarage, vicariage, vicarege, vicerege, vicoriage, vicriage, viker(i)age, vecriage

by ME vicari(e n.(2). (a) The position or office of a parish vicar or a choral vicar in a collegiate church; the benefice held by a parish vicar; perpetuelle , a vicarage to which a vicar is permanently appointed; (b)

• chirche-work, -werk, -wark

chirche-work n. (& phr.) Also -werk , -wark . (a) Construction or structure of a church; (b) repair or maintenance of a church or its furnishings, or a fund set aside for this purpose; -- sg. or pl. a1225(?OE) Lamb.Hom.

• for(e-named, -nemned

sennes. (1394) MSS PRO in App.Bk.Lond.E. 276 Withinne þe fornemned maner. c1460 Oseney Reg. 29/24 I will that þe forsaide church and chanons alle þe fornamed thynges haue and holde for euer. a1475 Godstow Reg. Rwl B.408 36/1 They made

• apostolik, apostalik, -elik

-elik . L (a) Apostolic (Church, etc.); (b) papal (See, etc.). c1225 Nic.Creed Jun 121 5 Ic andette þe onan halwen and þa ileaffulle and þa apostolican ilaþunge. c1425 Found.St.Barth. 13/29 Those thyngis..that the holy gost by the Apostles and

• ecclesiast

prouerbe of Ecclesiaste, Where he comandeth and forbedeth faste Man shal nat suffre his wyf go roule aboute [Cp.Vulg.Ecclus.25.34]. A church official, an ecclesiastic, a divine. (c1387-95) Chaucer CT.Prol. Manly-Rickert A.708 He was in chirche a noble ecclesiaste. Wel koude

• procusie, prokecie, procci, proxi

Prokecye: Procuracia. c1460 Oseney Reg. 149/23 Þabbot and Couent standyng In owre presence By þere procuratour..and W. person of þe church of More tywe (Also By A procuratour)..In whos procusies whas i-conteyned that þabbot, [etc.]. ?a1475(?a1425) Higd.(2) Ctn. Hrl 2261

• prothomartir

sake. c1460 Oseney Reg. 76/26 These thynges were i-doo In þe vigile of Seynt Albon prothomartir of Inglonde in þe church of Seynte Marye Mawdelen of oxonforde. 1534(1439) Lydg. Sts.AA Herford 1.7 Albon..Called of ryght through euery regyon Prothomartyr of

• grith-sergeaunt, grissergans

serjeants shall be appointed to keep the common peace in that county, who are called] grithserjanz donerant, [that the said church, abbot and monks..should be quit of all payments]. (c1300) Havelok LdMisc 108 267 Schireues he sette, bedels, and greyues,

• hospitalarie, -ilarie, -alar

oratorye of Goseforde..and þe procuratour of þe same Hospitalarijs..promised noþer the Hospitalar noþer the seculer Chaplen parisshens of þe modur church to Diuine shall admitte. ?a1475(?a1425) Higd.(2) Hrl 2261 5.413 He callede þe Hospitilaryes of Seynte Iohn pover lordes. ?a1475(?a1425)

• norther

norther adj. & adv. From north . (a) As adj.: more northern; northern; also in place name; (b) as adv.: further north. c1300 SLeg.Edm.Abp. LdMisc 108 361 Þis holie man..prechede a day at Oxenford..In alle halewene church-ȝerd, In þe

• auctoritativeli

. By authority of the Church, with official approval or sanction. (c1443) Pecock Rule Mrg M 519 323 Alle hem which he knowiþ certeynly be synners and brekers of þi law, god, þat he denounce auctoritatively -- þat is to