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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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Confiderat, -fidderat(e, p.p. and ppl. a. [Cf. Confider v.] = Confederate p.p. and ppl. a.(a) a1500 Henr. Fab. 1171 (H).
Aduocatis … Quhilk wer confidderate straitlie in ane band Aganis the scheip to procure the sentence 1513 Doug. xiii. x. 132.
Baith pepill of Troy and folk Italian Gan leif at eys, confiderat in ally 1531 Bell. Boece I. 242.
Fechtand … aganis the pepil with quhilkis thay war confiderat to thay dayis 1535 Stewart 30590.
Ouir all the warld the fame of ws wald spring, War we confiderat with that nobill king 1558-66 Knox II. 7.
The Frenche … wasted the country … even those that war confidderat with thame 1572 Sat. P. xxxviii. 55.
That France was confidderat with Scotland, I grant(b) 1531 Bell. Boece I. 22.
The two confiderat pepill tuke sik hatrent aganis the … Britonis Ib. 60.
The confiderat kingis … fled 1596 Dalr. I. 84/1.
Nocht altogither against the Romanes selfes, bot against the confiderat kings, the Scottis and Peychtes
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