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† maunche present Obs.
Forms: 5 monge presawnte, mawnchepresande, 6 maunche, mounch, 7 manch, 7–8 (Dicts.) manche-present.
[? f. manche, munch v. + present n.; there may have been an AF. *mange-present, f. stem of manger to eat.]
(See quots.)
c1440Promp. Parv. 342/2 Monge presawnte, sichophanta. 1480Cath. Angl. 232/1 Mawnchepresande, sicofanta. 1530Palsgr. 244/1 Maunche present, briffavlt. 1560–1J. Awdelay Frat. Vacab. (1869) 14 Mounch present is he that is a great gentleman, for when his Mayster sendeth him with a present, he wil take a tast thereof by the waye. 1589Rider Bibl. Schol., A Manch-present, Dorophagus. 1623Cockeram, Manch-presents, notable bribe-takers. |