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 Controuvé: m. ée: f. Fained, forged, inuented, deuised.

Controuvement: m. A faining, fibbing, lying; a matter inuented, meere imagination, forged stuffe.

Controuver. To faine, forge, deuise, inuent, imagine, out of his owne braine.

Contr-'ouverture. A counter-opening; See Contr'ouvrir. Controuveur: m. A fainer, forger, inuenter, deuiser, lyer.

Contr'ouvrir. To open counter, to make a reuoltion; to pierce, or open a thing (as a part of the bodie) either farre off, or oppositely against, the place th' ouerture is intended for.

Contumace: f. Stubbornenesse, obstinacie, wilfulnesse, peruersenesse; disobedience, contempt.

Contumacer. To deale stubbornely, be peruerse; follow his owne will; disobey, or rebell against his superiours; to make a contempt; also, to iudge, or proceed against, as disobedient, obstinate, rebellious; to punish, or censure, a contempt.

Contumax: m. ace: f. Stubborne, sullen, refractarie, rebellious, contemptuous, disobedient; obstinate, stiffe-necked, headstrong, wilfull, headie, selfe-willie: (The French Lawyers make, deux especes des contumax; The first, such as after three seuerall, and publike, summons refuse to appeare; the second, those that appearing stand mute, and will not answer; A silence which imports a confession.)

Contumelie: f. Contumelie; reproach, an outrage in words; a spightfull reproofe, iniurious checke, scandalous or slanderous rebuke.

Contumelieusement. contumeliously, reproachfully, in despightfull tearmes.

Contumelieux: m. euse: f. Contumelious; reproachfull, despightfull, outragious or most iniurious, in words.

Contundre. To beat, knocke, thumpe, bruise, pound, or stampe in peeces.

Contusion: f. A knocking, thumping, bruising, beating, pounding, stamping.

Contuteur: m. A Joynt Tutor, or Gardein.

Conu: m. uë: f. Knowne, &c; as Cogneu. Convaincre. To conuict, conuince, take tardie, prooue faultie; find in the manner.

Convaincu: m. uë: f. Conuicted, conuinced; taken tardie, proued faultie, found in the manner.

Convalescence: f. A recouerie of health, strength, and and vigor; a waxing strong againe.

Convalidé: m. ée: f. Recouered, restored vnto health, growne well againe.

Cōvalider. To recouer, to restore vnto health, or strength.

Convassal: m. A fellow vassall.

Convenable: com. Conuenient; apt, fit, meet for; agreeable, sutable, according vnto; proper, comelie, decent, beseeming, seemlie.

Convenablement. Conueniently; aptly, fitly, agreeably, sutably, properly, to the purpose; decently, seemingly; well.

Convenance: f. An accord, concordance, agreement, condition; couenanting; also, conueniencie, proportion, handsomenesse, agreeablenesse.

Convenancé: m. ée: f. Couenanted; agreed; promised, contracted vpon couenants.

Convenancer. To couenant, bargaine, contract, agree with, promise vnto, vpon couenants.

Convenant: m. A couenant, or agreement vpon couenant; a conditionall bargaine, or contract; a faithfull, and publicke, or solemne promise.

Convenant: m. ante: f. as Convenable; Also, agreeing, suiting with; befitting, beseeming.

Convenir. To assemble, meet, or come together; also, to befit, beseeme, sort well vnto; to be meet, proper, or conuenient for; also, to agree, consent, accord with; also, to couple, conclude, ioyne; come to the point.  Convenir en justice. To bring in suit, conuent before a Judge, enter an action against.  Il me convient. I must, I should, I haue need, tis necessarie for me; proper, or belonging to me.

Convent: A Couent, Cloister, or Abbey of Monkes, or Nunnes.  Abbe & convent ce n'est qu'un; mais la bourse se garde en divers lieux: Prov. An Abbot and Couent though but one bodie haue seuerall mindes, ends, or meanes.  Pour vn Moine ne faut convent: Prov. One onely Monke deserues not an Abbey; or, one Swallow makes not a Summer.

Conventicule: m. A conuenticle; a little, or priuate, (and, most commonly, vnlawfull, or ill-affected) assemblie.

Convention: f. A couenant, contract, bargaine, agreement; also, a suing, impleading, or conuenting before a Judge; and, hence;  Cecy n'est pas de facile convention. This is hard to be compassed by suit of law.

Conventioné. as Conventionel. Conventionel: m. elle: f. Contracted, couenanted, agreed vpon; or passed by contract; done by agreement, vnder articles, or couenants.  Interest conventionel. Interest, or vse for the lone of money, &c; as in Interest. Propre conventionel. Seeke Propre. Conventuël. prieuré conventuël. A Priorie wherein there are Friers.

Conventuëls: m. An order of Observantin Friers; not altogether so strict as the ordinarie ones.

Convenu: m. uë: f. Assembled, met, or come, together; also, couenanted, promised; accorded, or agreed vnto; also, impleaded, sued, conuented or called, before a Judge.

Convereau: m. A fish that somewhat resembles, but is lesser than, th' Alose. Convers: vn con. A conuertite; one that hath turned to the Faith; or is woon vnto a religious profession; or hath abandonned a loose to follow a godlie, a vicious to lead a vertuous, life.

Conversation: f. Conuersation, commerce, great acquaintance, familiaritie, association, with.

Converse: f. A Nunne (that formerly hath beene of loose behauiour, or hath, in her time, beene a good one.)

Converser avec. To conuerse, or be much conuersant, associate, or keepe much companie, with; to haunt, frequent, resort often vnto.

Conversion: f. A conuersion; alteration, change; a turning; reuolution, compasse, or course of things.  Conversion Sainct Paul. ''A Holy-day kept by the Church of Rome the xxv. of Ianuarie.''

Converti: m. ie: f. Conuerted, altered, changed, turned, transformed, translated.

Convertir. To conuert; alter, change, transforme, turne; translate.

Convertissement: m. A conuerting, turning, altering, changing.

Convertoir. Part of the head, or chapter of an Ionian pillar.