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Quotation dates: 1671
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Kenship, n. [? Altered var. of Knaschip n. with ken- put for kna- by some confusion, or ? error for kneship Knaschip.] = Knaveschip, Knaschip. — 1671 Forbes Baron Ct. 282.
That the tennentis vithtin thair seyverall suckines sall pey thair kenship of that samen meill vith the seides of the keiship [sic] of the ferm meill allennerallie … and kenship of the rest of thair meill vithout seides
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