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First published 2001 (DOST Vol. IX).
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Quotation dates: 1610
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Spiritinesse, n. [Spirit n. Cf. 17th c. Eng. spirity (1633).] Spirited character, strength. —1610 Calderwood VII 77.
Stirred up by the spiritinesse of that other ambitioun
