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First published 1986 (DOST Vol. VI).
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Quotation dates: 1650-1685
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Premunire, -monire. Also: premuneir, pramunire. [e.m.E. premunire, -yre, premenyre (a 1529), praemunire (1595), praemonire (1608), etc., the writ or the statute of ‘praemunire’ (a 1529), penalties incurred by an offender (1604), a difficulty, scrape (1595), f. med. L. (Eng.) premunire to forewarn, in premunire facias the title of the writ (1383, 1449), (by confusion with præmonēre: see Premunitio(u)n n.).] a. A warning, admonition. b. A difficulty, scrape, predicament. —a. 1657 Dingwall Presb. 296.
The brethren was much dissatisfied with his method matter and weaknes, and desyred he should be reprehended with a premonireb. c1650 P. Gordon Brit. Dist. 143.
And consequently they had fallin in the same premuneir that fell by Aboyn's lucke to there enemies sheare 1672 Lauder Jrnl. 219.
Upon the 27 of June 1672, Sir Robert Sinclair fell unto a lamentable pramunire in this manner 1685 Id. Observes 238.
That sundrie rebells ware harbored on his ground; but I think they lurked ther ather out of malice to draw him in a premunire
