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Monethly, adv. Also: monetht- and -lye, -l(i)e, -elie, munethlie. [e.m.E. monethlie (1603): cf. Monthli(e.] Monthly: every month; once a month; month by month. 1512 Treas. Acc. IV. 275.
Takand monethtlie for his wagis feis and expensis five li. xvj s. 1516 Ib. V. 87.
Monethlye 1559 H. Balnaves in Keith Hist. App. 44.
By this you may calkill what twa thousand futemen … will tak monethlie 1560 Bk. Disc. 217.
[The Rector] shall … be halden monethlie to visie everie colledge 1569 Reg. Privy C. II. 23.
And sua furth monethlie upoun the first day of everie moneth 1570 Leslie 127.
The lordis of Scotland awaitit one the bourdouris monethelie be quarteris c1590 Fowler II. 32/20.
Monethlye 1600 Conv. Burghs II. 83.
The rest of the smaller burrowis to mak thair mwsteris, haillele, monethle 1612 M. Works Acc. (ed.) I. 328.
Monethlie 1637 Baillie I. 4.
So much Christian blood monethly shed 1640 Aberd. B. Rec. III. 215.
For meat and drink munethlie [etc.] 1655 Peebles B. Rec. II. 26.
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