abaudissement

Old French

Etymology

abaudir +‎ -iss- +‎ -ment

Noun

abaudissement oblique singular, m (oblique plural abaudissemenz or abaudissementz, nominative singular abaudissemenz or abaudissementz, nominative plural abaudissement)

1. emboldenment; encouragement
   • 1351, Second Statute of Labourers, 1351‎^[1]:

     que ceux qi parlent en presence des dites justices ou autres choses facent en lour absence ou presence en abaudissement ou meintenance des ditz servantz et laborers au contraire de ceste ordinance soient grevement punys

     who speaketh in the presence of said justices or other things doeth in their absence or presence in encouragement or maintenance of servants and labourers in the opposition of this ordinance shall be grievously punished

References

• Baker, John H. (2016) Manual of Law French, →ISBN, page 61