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Quotation dates: 1399-1531
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Assoverance, Assoverans, n. Also: assuverance. [Var. of Assurance. See Soverance.]
1. Assurance, confidence, trust. 1487 Brus xi. 309 (C).
In his nobill gouernyng … Thai had assouerans, trast trewly!
2. = Assurance n. 1. a1400 Legends of the Saints vii. 526.
He … prayt hym for hym to trete with his lord, & a-souerens gete That he mycht cum to his presence 1449 Acts II. 35/1.
Swa that na man nede til haife assouerans of vthir bot the kingis pece c1515 Asloan MS I. 215/10.
Lord Dernlie was slane … vnder ane assouerance takin betwix tham c1515 Ib. 240/7.
All the lordis … gaf bodely aithis to kepe that respit & assouerance 1509 Reg. Privy S. I. 286/2.
Nochtwithstanding ony proclamatioun … maid … anent the intercommonyn and sitting apoun the Inglismenis assouerans 1527 Ib. 546/2.
In name of pane for brekyn of the assouerance grantit be him to umquhile Johne Hammyltoun 1531 Bell. Boece I. 160.
The Romanis, … desirit assuverance of the wache, to send oratouris … to treit peace
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