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First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
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Liturgie, -y, Leiturgye, -ourgie, n. [e.m.E. liturgie (1560), leitourgie (c 1593).] A liturgy, a set form of public worship. Also, the Liturgy, the Anglican prayer-book. —1628 Pastor and Prelate 14.
The prelate would tye the pastor … to certaine words, and a set forme of leitourgie 1637 Baillie I. 18.
They will have the liturgie practised in all the churches of Edinburgh ?c1675 J. Gordon Hist. I. 6.
The consequences of imposing of this leiturgye Ib. 15.
Alphonsus the sixth … attempted for to abolish the use of the old Mozarabicke service and to sett upp in place therof the Gregorian leiturgye c1680 Row Blair 491.
