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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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Confederat, n. [Late ME. confederate (1495). Cf. Confiderat n.] A confederate, ally. —1533 Boece iv. xvi. 154 b.
The confederatis … kindilling bald fyris 1558-66 Knox II. 86.
Our confederatis of Ingland 1596 Dalr. II. 132/27.
Adew, rycht illustir confederat
