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First published 1990 (DOST Vol. VII).
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Rentit, -yd, -yt, ppl. adj. (ME (Piers Plowman) and e.m.E. (y)rented possessed of, or endowed with, property yielding a revenue or income.) — c1420 Wynt. vii 2692.
The byschapys, and the great prelatys, And rentyd [C. -yt, W. -it] clerkys off gret statis
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