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First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
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Quotation dates: 1531-1535
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Infortunité, -itie, n. [ME. infortunité (1477), -yté, e.m.E. -itie, -ity, late L. infortūnitas.] Misfortune. — 1531 Bell. Boece I. vi.
To fle hard chance of infortunite 1531 Ib. II. 178.
Thay signify gret infortuniteis to mortall pepill 1535 Stewart 2681.
Of Scotland … The sair complaynt of infortunitie 1535 Ib. 7534.
Men and his miseritie, His mortall fait and infortunitie
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