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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Quotation dates: 1456, 1599-1600
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Defamatoir, -atore, -atour, a. [OF. diffamatoire (14th c.), med. L. diffamatorius.] Defamatory. 1456 Hay I. 287/14.
And the wordis be injurious and dishonourable, crimynous or defamatoiris 1599 Acts IV. 187/1.
Ony maner of buik, libell defamatoir, invectiue, … or historie 1599 Ib.
Invectiues or libellis defamatoreis 1600 Colville Palinode 13.
The manifold lawes, and libels defamatours made against the most christian King present
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