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† wardecorps Obs.
Forms: 4 wardecors, -corps, 5 ward(e) corce, wardcors(e, (wardecose, wardcorpse).
[a. AF. wardecors (recorded in sense 2; also latinized wardecosia, wordecorsum, etc.) = OF. gardecorps; f. OF. warde, f. warde-r = garder to guard (see guard, ward vbs.) + corps body.]
1. A body-guard; an armed personal attendant. Cf. garde-du-corps.
a1330Otuel 1409 His wardecors a non he fond, & tok a spere out of his hond. c1386Chaucer Wife's Prol. 359 Thogh thou preye Argus with hise hundred eyen To be my wardecors. 1387Trevisa Higden (Rolls) III. 389 Þerfore whan Phelip sat in þe feste of spousaille withoute wardecorses [L. sine custodibus: 1485 Caxton wardcorpses] Pausania, a noble ȝong man, slowȝ him riȝt þere. a1450Mirk's Festial 287 Kyng Darius made a questyon to þre of hys wardcorsis.
2. An over-garment for out-door use.
c1440Promp. Parv. 516/1 Warde corce, clothe (v. rr. wardecose, ward corscloth, wardcorce), tunica, tunicella. 1483Cath. Angl. 408/1 Wardcorse, reno. |