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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Quotation dates: 1569-1586
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Expect, v. [e.m.E. (1560), L. ex(s)pectāre.] tr. To wait for, await. — 1572 Buch. Detect. N j.
Do you now expect quhat sentence men chosen agaynst law … have pronounced? a1570-86 Maitland Folio MS clxx. 56.
Thay at lenthe with ioye salbe relewit That patientlie his plesour dois expect
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