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First published 1986 (DOST Vol. VI).
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Quotation dates: 1609
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Quarantene, n. [Med. L. quarantena: cf. e.m.E. quarentine (1628), quarantain(e (Urquhart Rabelais.] The right of a widow to remain in her husband's house for forty days after his death. — 1609 Skene Reg. Maj. ii 56.
Anent widowes, quha … can not haue their quarantene [L. quarantenam without pley
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