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First published 1990 (DOST Vol. VII).
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(Rabine,) Rabbin(e, n. [e.m.E. rabbin(e, rabin(e, rabyn (1537), F. rabbin, med. L. rabbīnus.] One whose learning or knowledge is comparable to that of a Jewish rabbi. — 1563 Ferg. Answer in 1563-72 Tracts 46.
These profound mysteries … knoweth … onely the great rabbines
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