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rectare

1 rectare v. reccare
2 rectare [CL rectus p. ppl. of regere+-are] 1 to govern, manage, rule. 1220 si terram suam de partibus nostris dominus rex alicui ~andam commiserit RL I 139. 2 to maintain correctly. 1344 papatum Romanum et regalia sancti Petri, ac jura ipsius ecclesie ‥ adjutor eis ero ad defendendum et rettandum seu recuperandum contra omnes homines Reg. Heref. 11.

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