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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Quotation dates: 1375-1420, 1596-1617
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Deboner, -eir, a. [ME. debonere (a 1225), var. of deboneire, -aire.] = Debonair(e. —1375 Barb. i. 362.
He wes off full fayr effer, Wys, curtais, and deboner 1375 Ib. viii. 381 (E).
Thai had A lord that sa swete was, ande deboner, Sa curtais, and off sa fayr effer c1420 Wynt. ix. 1113 (E2).
This king was wyis and deboneir, And richt worthy of fair effeir a1597-1617 Hist. James VI. 243.
A prince sa deboner as any uther
