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First published 2001 (DOST Vol. X).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Quotation dates: 1575
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Tacitlie, adv. [17th c. Eng. tacitely (1635), tacitly (1643).] Tacitly. — c1575 Balfour Pract. 181.
He, be ressoun of his sa lang silence and taciturnitie, is tacitlie and in effect understuid to ratifie and appreve all alienatiounis [etc.]
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