† ˈhousebreach Obs. rare.
In 2 husbreche.
[OE. h{uacu}sbrice, f. h{uacu}s house n.1 + brice breach = OFris. hûsbreke.]
Housebreaking.
| c 1025 Cnut's Secular Laws c. 64 [65] (Schmid) Hus⁓bryce [v.r. brec] and bærnet..æfter woruld-laᵹe is botleas. c 1150 Laws Hen. I, c. 12 §1 (Schmid) Ex hiis placitis..quaedam non possunt emendari..husbreche et bernet. 1678 Phillips (ed. 4) App., Housebreach, or House-breaking. |