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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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(Dis-,) Diss-, Dyssallowance, n. [e.m.E. (1565).] Refusal to sanction or approve. —1558-66 Knox II. 296.
Yf the libertie of the Churche should stand upoun the Quenis allowance or dyssallowance 1610 Bk. Univ. Kirk III. 1103.
That none of them presume … to … utter their dissalowance and dislyke in any point
