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Uneffectual(l, Uneffectwall, adj. [e.m.E. vneffectuall (1548); Effectuale adj.] Ineffectual, ineffective. — 1587–8 Aberd. Council Lett. I 25.
Be vertew of our saidis utheris letteris purchest … upone thair saids feibill and uneffectuall complaintis 1676 Kirkcaldy B. Rec. MS 28 May.
Considering that for all paynes taken for procuring contrabutiones fra neighbour burghes … yit they have ben uneffectual 1699 Conv. Burghs IV 284.
Ane voluntar contribution, which will be altogether uneffectwall unless the royall borrowes patronize the same
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