Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A Middle English form of
purchase .
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Examples
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When the King had reconciled two adversaries, peace is said to have been made _par son pourchas_.
Chips From A German Workshop. Vol. III. Essays on Literature, Biography, and Antiquities 1861
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Joinville frequently uses the expression “_par son pourchas_” (p. 458 E) in the sense of “by his endeavors.”
Chips From A German Workshop. Vol. III. Essays on Literature, Biography, and Antiquities 1861
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The earliest example is from Lorraine in 1408, 'lequel méfait les susdites dames disoient et confessoient avoir enduré à leur contentement et saoulement de plaisir que n'avoient eu onc de leur vie en tel pourchas'. [
The Witch-cult in Western Europe A Study in Anthropology Margaret Alice Murray 1913
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