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First published 1986 (DOST Vol. VI).
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Quotation dates: 1591-1592
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(Portary,) -arie, n.1 [f. Portar n.1: cf. MF porterie porter's lodge in a convent (c 1460 in Larousse).] The office of a porter or gate-keeper, portership. — 1591–2 Exchequer Rolls XXII 197.
James Bog, younger, aid in the office of portarie of the uter yet
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