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bordellum

bordellum, ~us [OF bordel; cf. 2 borda] 1 cottage, small holding. c1100 tenet Morcarius i hidam et i virgatam et i bordell’ de dominio; Levericus dim. hidam de dominio et ii bordell’ terre libere [Badby, Northants] (Terr. Evesham) EHR XLVIII 198; a1115 Osbertus posuit ibi v bordell’ partem in vico regis, et fecit eos pro amore Dei ad hospitandum pauperes Lib. Wint. 6b; a1128 et j bercharius qui tenet ~um Chr. Peterb. app. 162; 1199 intruserunt se in ~um quoddam CurR RC II 144; 1208 unum molendinum et tres ~os combussit (Ch. Regis) BBExch I 382; 1211 in ij ~is de novo factis super terram vacuam Pipe Wint. 57; 1250 tenet unum ~um deputatum servicio B. Marie Fees 1249; 1267 de novis ~is sine licentia levatis, que de novo ponuntur ad annuum redditum Cart. Glouc. III 61. 2 bordel, brothel. 1397 Matilda T. tenet communem burdellum in domo sua, receptando adulteros et fornicatores in domo sua Vis. Heref. II 445; 1442 tenet commune ~um in tenemento suo CourtR (Ashton, Wilts) 208/5 m. 2d.; 1485 communiter et usualiter custodiunt ‥ bordell’ et enormitatem in domibus suis Rec. Nott. II 348.

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