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First published 1971 (DOST Vol. IV).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Quotation dates: 1678
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(Mil-,) Melite, n. [Cf. Militia and F. milice.] = Militia n. b (3). — 1678 Sc. Ant. IX. 106.
For the melite hors coming & going
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