Obs. [a. F. jeunesse, in OF. also jounesce, f. jeune young.] Youth.

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c. 1430.  Lydg., Min. Poems (Percy Soc.), 32. Thouhe she be yong, yet wol she wele abide, Vncoupled to a fresshe man of Iunesse, & take a buffard, riche of gret vilesse.

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