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First published 1986 (DOST Vol. VI).
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Pre-, Praelimitating, vbl. n. [Limitating vbl. n., Limitat v.] = Prelimiting vbl. n. —1638 Baillie I 99.
There were reasons drawn up for to fore-arme us against the proposition of any such prælimitating 1638 Johnston Diary I 350.
Of our prælimitating and binding up the hands of the assemblee fra medling with any point not condiscended on 1639 Ib. I a 84.
The kings declaring that he could not approve the acts of the pretended generall assemblie … was a direct prelimitating of the subsequent assemblie
