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First published 1983 (DOST Vol. V).
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Patriarchall, a. [e.m.E. (1570).] Of a patriarch; patriarchal. — 1606 Birnie Kirk-b. xix.
Althogh Jacob seeme to … entertaine his posterity in full hope to returne (whereof the thre patriarchall burials were a special pledg)
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"Patriarchall adj.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 27 Apr 2024 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/dost/patriarchall>
