• enprocuren

enprocuren v. To bring about (an action). (a1443) Proc.Chanc.PRO ser.C 1 file 9 no.385 The which writtes the seide John Hauke..of grete malis hath enprocured to be retorned into the Chauncery.

• enterpledaunt

enterpledaunt ppl. as n. A litigant in a lawsuit whose settlement will determine the status of a third party as well as the rights of the immediate litigants. (c1475) Proc.Chanc. in Cal.PCEliz. 2.p.lx The seid John Saunder, now enterpledant.

• parrand

parrand n. ?Blend of paraunt , paraunce , & perand , ppl. of peren v.(1). In phrase: heir of , heir apparent. (1458) Deed Norris in LCRS 93 133 [John..son and] ayr of parrand [of Will. Coldcots].

• ayet

ayet n. ?Agate. (c1450) Instrum.Pax in Antiq.33 212 [A pax at St. Stephen's, London, described as of] tre glassyd for the hygh auter and ij ayett with j Crucifix Mary and John.

• hemmere

hemmere n. From hemmen . One who puts ornamental borders or fringes on cloth, etc.; -- also as surname. (1301) Inquis.Miscel.(PRO) 1.640 John le Hemmer. ?c1475 Cath.Angl. Add 15562 62b A hemmer: limbator.

• hithnesse

hithnesse n. From height adj. As an honorific: your , your highness. (c1456) Let.Oxf. in OHS 35 336 Yt hath plesyd youre noble hythnesse tendrely to wryte..that we schuld chese..John Andrew.

• hodove

hodove n. ?Cp. MScot. huddoun . A whale. (?c1370) John of Bridlington in RS 14.1 Dom A.9 & Roy 8.C.17 196 Et grandia cete, Anglice, hodoves [?read: hodones].

• attemptaciọn

attemptaciọn n. L Law. The act of bringing suit, suing. (1425) Paston 2.24 It shall cause the attemptacion of diverses matieres a geyn summe frendes of the seyd John to cese.

• Northerner, northerere

Northerner n. Also northerere . From northern(e & norther . Man from the North of England; -- only in surn. (1283) Pat.R.Edw.I 56 John le Northerner. (1327) Sub.R.Som. in Som.RS 3 176 Henricus Northerere.

• noticiọn

noticiọn n. OF noticion Knowledge, information. (1453) Paston 2.17 Please it youre good grace to haue notycion that I haue late a place of youre in quiche John Rycheman dvellyd.

• olsom

olsom n. ?Cp. ollen v. Some kind of inexpensive cloth. (1465) Acc.Howard in RC 57 311 Item..my mastyr bout of the seid John xxiij elles of olsom, prise the elle, iij d.

• ostensiọn

ostensiọn n. L ostensio & OF ostension . Manifestation, appearance. a1500(?c1425) Spec.Sacer. Add 36791 167/32 The childe John..was in deserte vnto the day of his ostension and shewynge.

• reteanable

reteanable adj. From reteinen v. Of a court action: capable of being heard. (1445) in Webb Rec.St.Barth 1.500 John Spencer toke an accion of dette ageynst the said priour reteanable before the justice of the comyn place.

• berge

berge n. Cp. OF berge , berche a slope. A sloping roof. (a1472) Acc.Bodmin in Camd.n.s.14 15 Item to John Hancok for x jornays..apon goter stonys and bergis of the punyon, v s.

• underporter

underporter n. From porter n. An assistant to a gatekeeper. (1439) Will in Anc.10 18 Item, John Everton, undirporter of the Tour, I forgife hym xi s.

• blacchestere

blacchestere n. Cp. blaccher n. ?A maker or seller of ink. (1305) in Fransson Surn. 109 Felic' la Blacchester'. (1334) in Fransson Surn. 109 John le Blachester.

• vent

vent n.(3) Shortened form of ventail(e n. = ventail(e n. (b). (1400) Inquis.Miscel.(PRO) 7.49 [John Godefray has ] basinet [with] vent, [2 lances].

• captenesse

captenesse n. From capten , vr. of capitain . Head of a household, mistress. (1465) Paston 4.140 I have left John Paston the older at Caster, to kype the place..for I had lever..to be captensse here then at Caster.

• chẹser

chẹser n. From chẹse . One who makes or sells cheese. (1316) in Fransson Surn. 66 Joh. de Hugat, cheser. (1350) in Fransson Surn. 66 John le Chesar.

• cliver

cliver n.(1) From clif n. (1). One who dwells at or on a cliff. (1287) Pleas Crown in BGAS 22 175 John le Clyvare. (1327) in Fransson Surn. 195 Ric. Clyuyr.