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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Equalité, -itie, n. Also: eqwalité, -yté, equalitee, -yté, equall-, æqualitie. [ME. equalité (1398), -yté, OF. equalité.] Equality, equalness.c1420 Wynt. i. 60.
Suppos hys lordschype lyk noucht be Tyll gret statys in eqwalyte Ib. v. 3322.
Off the Fadyr and the Son sua he Denyid the equalyte 1456 Hay II. 79/31.
The lordis ar behaldyn to do justice and equitee be equalitee of resoun 1535 Stewart 28926.
Tha fand thre bodies … [alike] Of forme, and figour, and equallitie 1562-3 Winȝet II. 39/7.
In … æqualitie of the Trinitie
