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First published 1971 (DOST Vol. IV).
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Quotation dates: 1540
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Nuntius, Nuntious, n. [L., and e.m.E. (1605) nuntius, (1613–16) nuncius.] A messenger. —1540 (Only as a speech heading at Lynd. Sat. Proclam. 49, 51, 55 and 270.)
