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Quotation dates: 1673
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Palliably, adv. [Nonce formation, f. as Palliat v.] In a palliative or extenuative manner, in a way that serves to moderate or excuse. — 1673 Lauder Notices Affairs I. 74.
What if a Declarator should be raised against you … we showed it might be more palliably and plausibly done than this infamous Declarator you are now made judges of
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