emboyssement

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Middle English

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Etymology

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See embushment.

Noun

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emboyssement (plural emboyssements)

  1. An ambush.
    • late 14th century, Geoffrey Chaucer, The Tale of Melibee, The Canterbury Tales, section 31, line 2509:
      Thanne shul ye evermore countrewayte embusshements and alle espiaille.
      Then shall you evermore watch out for ambushes and all espionage.

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