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First published 2001 (DOST Vol. IX).
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Stifft, n. (Germ. stift a bishopric; the domain of a German prince-bishop. Also in the later dial.) —1637 Monro Exped. ii 76.
He … left the Duke of Anhalt as Stat-houlder not only over the town but also over the whole stifft of Madeburg
