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First published 1971 (DOST Vol. IV).
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Monthli(e, Monthelé, adv. [e.m.E. monthely (1533–4).] Monthly. = Monethly. —1572 Crim. Trials I. ii. 33.
Thair treasonabill deidis committit monthele and continewale 1633 Sc. Ant. I. 93.
Monthli 1648 Sc. N. & Q. i Ser. XII. 74.
And that thrie shall gather monthlie
