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First published 1983 (DOST Vol. V).
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(Pegral-,) Pegeralitie, n. [f. Pegrall a.] Concern for trifles, pettiness, meanness. —c1568 Lauder Minor P. iii. 44.
The hypocreitis ar full of gredines, Of aueryce and pegeralitie
