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deventio

deventio , a coming (into possession); cf. devenire 2c. b becoming; cf. devenire 3c. a 1586 ad dies eorum [monasteriorum] dissolucionis, suppressionis ‥, sursum reddicionis aut ~onis ad manum ‥ regis Entries 488.  b s1401 comes de Donbar ‥ homo legeus regis Anglie devenit, sibi omnia possessiones et castra sua in regno Scocie habita reddendo; tamen dicebatur quod Scoti ‥ eadem ad usum regis Scocie occupabant, sic quod hujus ~o et redditus ‥ minime regi Anglie videbantur proficere Ad. Usk 65.

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