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raimare

raimare [ME raimen, reimen, OF raiembre, reimbre < CL redimere] , to hold for ransom. 1275 obsecramus misericordiam domini regis ut misereatur nostri quia ita sumus reimati Hund. II 176a; 1318 qui ‥ super hoc convictus fuerit seu attaintus sit raymatus [ME: sal be demanyt] ad voluntatem regis et perdat servicium in tota vita sua (Stat. Rob. I 22) APScot 112 (= Reg. Aberbr. I 257); 1318 si quis ‥ sit convictus seu attaintus de tali alienacione sit adjudicatus ad prisonam regis et sit raymatus [ME: demanyt] ad voluntatem regis (Ib. 24) Ib. 113.

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