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First published 1983 (DOST Vol. V).
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Petulance, n. [L. petulāntia. Cf. e.m.E. petulance (1610), F. pétulance (1529 in Hatz.-Darm.).] Insolence, impudence, wantonness. — 1533 Boece iii. vii. 100.
In lustis and voluptuosite he rageit abone the petulance of all vther wanton gallandis [L. supra omnem petulantiam adolescentum]
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