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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Quotation dates: 1550
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Desperance, n. [ME. desperaunce (a 1225), OF. desperance. Cf. Disperance.] Despair. — c1550 Rolland Court of Venus i. 790.
Ȝone waryit wicht, Hecht Desperance c1550 Ib. 906; etc.
Hir act [that] scho had to do with Desperance
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