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First published 1968 (SND Vol. VII).
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Quotation dates: 1893

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PROSCRIVE, v. = Eng. proscribe, to outlaw. Arch.Kcb. 1893 Crockett Raiders xliv.:
I that was Richard Cameron's man and proscrivit by the Government of the Stuarts.

[O.Sc. proscryve, id., 1420, Fr. proscriv-, proscrire, id., Lat. proscribere. Cf. Prescrive.]

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