v. Obs. Also 5 encorpere. [a. OF. encorpore-r, ad. L. incorporāre to INCORPORATE.]
1. intr. in Alchemy: To form one body with; to amalgamate.
c. 1386. Chaucer, Chan. Yem., Prol. & T., 262. Oure matires enbibyng And eek of oure matires encorporyng.
c. 1460–70. Bk. Quintessence, 13. Putte þe element of watir … vpon j lb of mater and putte by vij daies to encorpere wel.
2. trans. To insert in a body of documents; to enrol or enter in the records of a court.
1523. Ld. Berners, Froiss., I. ccxii. 260. We woll … that the sayd letters before encorpored, be of none effecte.
