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Quotation dates: 1549
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Vaticinar, n. [L. vāticin-, stem of vāticinārī. Cf. e.m.E. vaticynaunte (Caxton) prophesying, vaticinall (1586) prophetic, vaticinate (1623) to prophesy.] A prophet. — 1549 Complaynte of Scotland 82/23, 26.
The Inglismen gifis ferme credit to diuerse prophane propheseis of Merlyne, and til vthir ald corruppit vaticinaris … the quhilkis prophane prophetis and vaticinaris hes affermit in there rusty ryme that Scotland and Ingland sal be vndir ane prince
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