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First published 1990 (DOST Vol. VII).
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Quotation dates: 1558-1566
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Retrahibitioun, n. [L. type *retrohibitiōn-.] A withdrawal of a previous prohibition. — 1558-66 Knox I 392.
Be hir consent and retrahibitioun was the preching stuleis brokin in the Kirk of Leith, and idolatrie was erectit in the samyn, quhair it was befoir suppressit
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