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First published 2002 (DOST Vol. XI).
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Quotation dates: 1675
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(Transcendand,) Transendand, -ant, ppl. adj. [Transcend v. Cf. e.m.E. transcendent (1598), transcendant (1611).] Surpassing, going beyond ordinary limits. — 1675 Edinb. B. Rec. X 238.
Our most dewtifull acknowledgements for this your so transendand bountie 1675 Edinb. B. Rec. X 238.
Ane eminent testimonie of the transendant goodnes of so mercifull a prince
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