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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Quotation dates: 1641
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Encantoning, vbl. n. [f. e.m.E. canton v. (1598).] Separation as, or formation into, a canton. — 1641 Acts V. 666/2.
Jealouseis and presumptiones touching ane dictatory; the other concerning the encantoning of a part of the country
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