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Quin promitto, inquam, hostire contra ut merueris.
Amphitryo, Asinaria, Aulularia, Bacchides, Captivi Amphitryon, The Comedy of Asses, The Pot of Gold, The Two Bacchises, The Captives Titus Maccius Plautus 1919
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However, it is possible that hostia is derived from hostire, to strike, as found in Pacuvius.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 7: Gregory XII-Infallability 1840-1916 1913
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