† charchen.
Obsolete.
Charge.
ΘΚΠ
the world > action or operation > safety > protection or defence > care, protection, or charge > [noun]
lookingc1300
keepingc1380
charge1389
keepa1400
procuration?a1425
charchec1426
tuition1436
recommendation1483
fostera1500
sussy1513
carec1540
overlooking1565
regard1596
overview1598
accurance1677
protectiveness1847
protectingness1852
society > authority > delegated authority > [noun] > a commission given to anyone
carkc1330
charge1393
commissionc1450
charche1534
credit1537
commandment1592
missure1615
assignmentc1848
commish1856
society > morality > duty or obligation > [noun] > a duty or moral necessity > a charge, trust, or duty
charge1393
charche1534
onus1626
entrustment1634
c1426 J. Audelay Poems (1931) 40 Þai..Þat haue þe charche of ȝoure soule in here kepyng.
1534 Hen. VIII, Liber Regis (1786) p. v Suche as shall have charche..to survey the same.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1889; most recently modified version published online June 2018).
† charchev.
Obsolete. rare.
= charge v.
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society > authority > command > command or bidding > command [verb (transitive)] > enjoin or instruct
enjoin1297
charge1303
informa1387
charche1399
inditec1399
joinc1400
instructa1500
encharge?1533
conjoin1591
ready1600
directa1616
1399 W. Langland Richard Redeles iii. 230 And ich man y-charchid to schoppe at his croune.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1889; most recently modified version published online March 2021).
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