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First published 2000 (DOST Vol. VIII).
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Salutar, -air(e, adj. [Late ME saluter (once, c1450), F. salutaire (1513 in Larousse), L. salūtāris. Cf. Salutary,adj.] Health-giving, healing; salutary. lit. and fig. — c1490 Irland Asl. MS 4/3.
To wryte … of the hie and salutar mater of pennance Ib. 61/22.
The enemy … aganis the wys and salutar counsall and doctrine inducis the ȝoung person tendand to his perdicioun 1549 Compl. 154/32.
Thir vordis of Salomon … is ane souerane remeid ande salutair medycyn to … distroye the arrogant consait of [etc.] 1587-99 Hume 108/60.
Sicknes may be healed by the application of salutaire medicaments 1600 Hamilton Facile Tr. Ep. 3.
For the reduction of dissauit people in maters of religion, to the salutaire vnion, and motherlie bosume of Christis halie Catholik kirk