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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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Quotation dates: 1520-1535, 1586
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Adultrice, n. and a. [L. adultrīc-, adultrix.]
A. n. An adulteress. B. a. Adulterous. — c1520-c1535 Nisbet Mark viii. 38.
This generatioun adultrice [Wycl. avowtresse] and synful c1520-c1535 Id. Rom. vii. 3.
Ane adultrice 1586 St. A. Kirk S. 571.
Cristene Ȝwill, adultrice
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