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First published 2002 (DOST Vol. XII).
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Quotation dates: 1572-1609
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(Wele affectionat,) Weill affectionit, Weill affectionat, (ppl.) adj. [17th c. Eng. well affectioned (1628); Affectionat adj. 2.] Well disposed. — 1572 Buch. Detect. (1727) 36.
Ane man verray weil affectionit to the Quene 1600 Criminal Trials II 152
His Maiesteis weill affectionat subiectis 1609 Acts IV 461/2 (see Wele doing vbl. n. b).
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