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First published 2002 (DOST Vol. XI).
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Voyded, ppl. adj. [ME and e.m.E. voided (Wyclif), voyded (1572).] In heraldry: A term describing an ordinary the interior of which, apart from its edges, is the same as the field, giving the appearance of emptiness. —1673 Red Bk. Grandtully I 123.
Four coats quarterlie … fourt, pearle, ane inescutcheon, rubie, voyded of the feild
