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First published 1990 (DOST Vol. VII).
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(Randezvouzer,) Rendevouzer, n. [Rande(z)vous n. 2. Cf. 17th c. Eng. rendezvouser an associate (1734).] In the phr. rendevouzer of rebellion, one who attends, or arranges, an illegal conventicle. — 1679 Naphtali (1693) 351.
Rebellious ministers, that are holden out, as rendevouzers of rebellion
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