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First published 2001 (DOST Vol. X).
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Quotation dates: 1642-1693
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Superadd, v. P.p. also supperaddit. [Late ME and e.m.E. superadd (a1458), L. superaddere.] tr. To add over and above or in addition. — 1642 Reg. Privy C. 2 Ser. VII 329.
Religion being once setled … his wrath will be turned away and all temporall blessings of prosperitie and peace will be abundantlie supperaddit 1674 M. P. Brown Suppl. Decis. III 468.
Answered … that the clause behoved to relate to the fee and property, because, by an anterior clause, the liferent of all other conquest already, or to be conquest, is provided to her. So this must superadd and operate more which can be nothing else but the heritable right 1678 Fountainhall Decis. I 17.
The Earl of Murray was … received one of the Lords Commissioners of the Treasury being superadded to the other seven 1693 M. P. Brown Suppl. Decis. IV 93.
If this last act superadded any thing in favours of cautioners more than was in the first act
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