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imprisa

imprisa [cf. AN, ME emprise, Prov. empriza], ~ia , undertaking, attempt. 1174 redierunt liberi et absoluti ab omni juramento et inprisa, quam inter se vel cum aliis fecerunt contra cum vel homines suos Act. Hen. II II 19 (cf. R. Howd. II 67: ~a); 1213 multum placet nobis confederacio et ~ia que inter nos et dominum vestrum comitem Flandrie ‥ facta est Pat 100a; 1242 nullus vestrum presumat ‥ facere confederationem aliquam, vel confratriam, aut emprizam in civitate ‥ Baione (Pat) RGasc I 163 (cf. ib. 518: 1254 nec inprisiam aliquam); 1305 cum ‥ clam et latitanter ad propositum et ~am suam maliciosam prosequendam et explendam versus partes Francie se transfretasset RParl I 181b (cf. Mem. Parl. 449 p. 257).

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