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First published 2002 (DOST Vol. XI).
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Quotation dates: 1632
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Votall, adj. [17th c. Eng. votall (1610), existing in will or wish, though not carried out in fact, votal (a1638), of the nature of a vow; Vot(e n. 1 b.] Of the nature of a vow. — 1632 Lithgow Trav. i 5.
And tear-rent Sophyre, Synon-like betrayd What votall oathes, loues stern fort, ne'er bewrayd
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