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First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
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Lef(e)sumlie, adv. [Cf. Levesum- and Lesum-.] Permissibly, properly, lawfully. —1554 Crim. Trials I. ii. 372.
Gif thir offiris be nocht sufficyent thocht … we ar content to … augment or pair … in so far as we may lefsumlie
