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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Quotation dates: 1513-1596, 1665
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Equallie, Equalie, adv. Also: equallé, -ally, -aly, equilye, æquallie, -alie. [ME. equally (Chaucer), e.m.E. equallie.]
1. With equal division; in equal parts or portions. 1513 Doug. i. viii. 25.
Sche … The feys of thar labouris equaly Gart distribut 1536 Rep. Menzies MSS. 33.
Makand the expensis equaly betuix thame 1543 Reg. Cupar A. II. 24.
The said tak to be equalie devidit betuix tham 1561 Inv. Q. Mary 30.
Ane bed diuidit equalie in claith of gold and siluir 1596 Dalr. I. 255/15.
To quhilkes four [regents] æquallie he diuydet the cuntrie
2. Equally, with equality (in various senses). 1533 Boece iii. viii. 103 b.
Certane tyme be duchtines of athir partie equalie was fochtin 1557 Inverness B. Rec. I. 5.
In kays the same be nocht payit, athyr of tham to persew equalle for thair pairt 1567 Satirical Poems iii. 86.
The tresoun [to] try and puneis equallie a1578 Pitsc. I. 22/16.
Seine this wickednes and euill is equallie manefast to ws baith 1665 Lauder Jrnl. 121.
All men have æqualy the liberty of chassing of wild beasts
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