† legeancen.1
Obsolete.
Alleviation; mitigation. Cf. allegeance n.1
ΘΚΠ
the world > action or operation > manner of action > lack of violence, severity, or intensity > [noun] > mitigation or alleviation
allegeancec1325
swaging1340
legeancec1390
mitigationa1400
swagea1400
allegementa1425
alleging?a1425
alleviation?a1425
lighteningc1425
queeming1440
allevation1502
soberinga1510
extenuation1542
assuagement1561
releasement1569
assuaging1580
assuage1596
mitification1607
allayment1609
palliation1813
soothing1847
the mind > emotion > pleasure > state of being consoled or relieved > [noun] > consolation or relief
lightingOE
leathc1175
comfort?c1225
solacec1290
solacec1290
lithec1300
comfortingc1320
allegeancec1325
swaging1340
froa1350
releasec1350
consolationc1374
legeancec1390
reliefa1393
comfortationa1400
leathinga1400
swagea1400
allegementa1425
alleviation?a1425
recreation?a1425
refrigery?a1425
lighteningc1425
recomfortc1425
mitigation?1435
recomforting1487
recreancea1500
allevation1502
easement1533
solacy1534
ease1542
cheer1549
assuagement1561
refreshing1561
easing1580
recomfortation1585
recomforture1595
assuage1596
allevement1599
mitification1607
allayment1609
solagement1609
levation1656
solacement1721
solation1757
soulagement1777
consolement1797
de-tension1949
de-tensioning1952
tea and sympathy1953
c1390 (c1350) Proprium Sanctorum in Archiv f. das Studium der Neueren Sprachen (1888) 81 85 (MED) In helle pyne is piht, weore hem loked eny leggaunce In helpyng of heore harde chaunce.
c1390 in C. Horstmann Minor Poems Vernon MS (1892) i. 156 (MED) He felede no leggaunce of his peyne.
c1425 (c1400) Laud Troy-bk. l. 9446 (MED) Alle these lordes & the ladyes..Scholde him comforte In his penaunce And with the speche do him legaunce And of his Angwis and his sekenesse.
a1450 (c1410) H. Lovelich Hist. Holy Grail l. l. 449 (MED) Ȝe han don Me A gret leigaunce Of my peynes.
a1500 (a1400) Ipomedon (Chetham) (1889) l. 7430 (MED) Ipomadon laye full still; He wyste full well she grevyd yll, That lygaunce mvste she have.
1607 (?a1425) Passion (Harl. 2124) in R. M. Lumiansky & D. Mill Chester Myst. Cycle (1974) I. 315 Sith thou me to thy moder chose..thou graunt me some legiaunce.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
† legeancen.2
Obsolete.
The citing of authorities in support of a doctrine or opinion. Cf. allegeance n.2
ΘΚΠ
society > law > administration of justice > court proceedings or procedure > evidence > [noun] > citing in evidence
legeancec1450
c1450 (?c1425) St. Mary of Oignies Prol., in Anglia (1885) 8 134 Amonge his writynge..hee puttiþ legeauns and figuratif spekynges.
c1450 (?c1425) St. Elizabeth of Spalbeck in Anglia (1885) 8 107 Legeauns and auctorites of holy writte.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2020).
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