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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Quotation dates: 1473
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Diffinitour, n. [med. L. diffinitor.] A definitor of a monastic order. —1473 Liber Coll. Glasg. 186.
The diffinitouris of the cheptour generall of the samyn ordir [of prechouris] 1473 Ib.
We, wecar generall and diffinitouris