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First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
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Irritant, a.2 [L. irrītans, pres. p. of irrītāre Irritat v. and p.p.] That stirs up, provokes, or excites. —c1630 Scot Narr. 65.
The occasion or irritant cause of the alteration of the Church Government
