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operabilis [LL] 1 that relates to or can be done or affected by work or labour, operable (usu. phil. & as sb. n., sts. dist. from. naturalis, speculabilis, or sim.). in rebus ~ibus Bacon Maj. II 258; quia virtus finita potest facere minimam operationem in minimo tempore et virtus infinita maximam operationem et ad idem ~e Bacon XIII 335; c1301 utrum in Deo ydee operative sint infinite. quod sic. cuilibet ~i secundum speciem correspondet sua ydea Quaest. Ox. 288; nulla cognicio speculativa distinccius tractat de ~ibus quam eorum cognicio necessaria est ad speculacionem Duns Ord. I 202; sicut se habet principium in speculabilibus, sic finis in ~ibus Ib. II 63; finis ‥ se habet in ~ibus, sicut principia in speculativis vel supposiciones in mathematicis R. Bury Phil. 18. 231; primum est in ~ibus. secundum in naturalibus. primum est tale: in omni genere ~ium quanto labor est gravior, tanto merces correspondens erit major. patet in agricultura, in milicia, in edificio Holcot Wisd. 143; sicut enim intellectus ecclesie deceptus est in materia de eucaristia in speculabilibus, ita ejus affectus per eandem sectam deceptus est in ~ibus Wycl. Sim. 65. 2 (of period of time) of work, during which work is permitted or required: a (of day); b (of week). a 1226 singulis diebus ~ibus (v. 1 dies 10b); 1296 pro vj diebus ~ibus ij s. Ac. Galley Newcastle 164; diebus ~ibus, nec ad horas nec ad matutinas, debet compelli Obs. Barnwell 184; 1327 de ij operibus hiem’ ‥ xxj virgatar’ et dim’ operar’ [sic] operancium quolibet quarto die ~i per tempus hujus compoti (Bray, Berks) MinAc 742/7 m. 1d.; c1345 quilibet metere debet quolibet die ~i dimidiam acram bladi Comp. Swith. 146; 1423 in stipendio Johannis P. ‥ per xij dies ~es vj s. Ac. Obed. Abingd. 97; 1436 per lxxviij dies ~es, viz. menses Novembris, Decembris, Januarii, Februarii et Marcii KR Ac 53/5 f. 10v..  b c1230 debet operari qualibet ebdomada ~i per tres dies (Cust.) Doc. Bec 37. 3 a (of person) who is required to perform works or tasks. b (of land) subject to customary services, cultivated by exacted labour. a 1423 cum operibus ‥ custumariorum ~ium (v. custumarius 1e).  b 1222 cum tribus virgatis et x acris terre escaete quondam assise et ~is et censualis in parte Dom. S. Paul. 52. 4 (as sb. n.) handicraft, manual trade or occupation. 1419 petit tota communitas quod predicta forma, quoad grossiora officia et ~lia ‥ obeservetur MGL I 495.

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