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cagia

cagia [OF cage < cavea] , cage: a (for bird or beast); b (for human captive). a 1238 capi faciatis ‥ xl damos vivos ‥ et ~ias fieri faciatis quotquot necessarie fuerint ad eos imponendos Liberate 13 m. 24; 1254 ccc gallinas cum ~iis in quibus eedem galline poni possint Cl 45; anachorite ‥ exterius rostrantes ad modum avis indisciplinate in kagia [ME: ase untouwe brid ine cage] exire nitentis AncrR 29.  b 1305 quandam ~eam ligneam ferro ligatam in eadem domo, in qua idem Audoenus noctibus includi possit Cl 122 m. 5; 1310 Isabella comitissa de Boghan detenta in prisona nostra in quadam kagia in castro nostro Berewyci RScot 85b.

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