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First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
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Quotation dates: 1606
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Lucrifaction, n. [Med. L. lucrifactio (n. of action f. L. lucrifacere lit. to make gain).] The action of making gain by one's own exertions. — 1606 Birnie Kirk-b. xix.
The Jewes doe comprise all titular rights vnder one of three: acquisition, like Abrahams … , heredation, like Isaacs … , lucrifaction, like Jacobs, whose wealth was the winning of his owne hand-hammers
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