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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Quotation dates: 1420, 1499-1500
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Digest, n. Also: degest, -ist. [ME. (1387), L. dīgesta.] The Digest of Justinian. — c1420 Wynt. v. 4801.
The Code and the Digest [C. Degest] welle Till end he furthryde a1500 Henr. Fab. 1209 (B).
The codys and degestis [Ch. digestes, H. degistis] new and ald
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