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First published 1983 (DOST Vol. V).
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Par-, Per-cheryté, adv. [ME. par cherite (c 1250), OF. par charité.] Out of charity. (For further examples, see Cherité n. 1 b.) — 1375 Barb. iii. 324.
Levys me tharfor par cheryte a1400 Leg. S. xxxi. 283.
& scho … prayt hyme parcheryte To remed hyr infyrmyte Ib. iv. 393.
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