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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Quotation dates: 1543-1564
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Extinctioun, n. [e.m.E. extinccion (c 1500), extinction, L. extinctio.] Extinguishing. — 1543 Edinb. B. Rec. II. 113.
For vtter extinctioun of pley and controuersie 1564 Liber Scon 208.
To consent to the deleting, extinctioun, and away putting of the samyn landis
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