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First published 1976 (SND Vol. X).
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Quotation dates: 1782
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†BENEDISTE, adv. Secretly, furtively.Mry. 1782 Session Papers, Gordon v. Brander (19 July) State of Process 59:
They had done it benediste, that is, clandestinely.
[Lat. benedicite, bless you!, used apotropaeically. Cf. colloq. Eng. hush-hush.]
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