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First published 2002 (DOST Vol. XI).
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Quotation dates: 1653
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Unfettering, vbl. n. [Fetter v.] In fig. context: Untying, freeing. —1653 Binning Wks. (1841) 189.
To bring along a deliverer unto your spirits, for the releasing and unfettering of them from the chains of fleshly lusts