Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A support; upholding; maintenance.
- noun In Scots law, assistance enabling a person who is otherwise incapable to go to kirk or market, so as to render valid a conveyance of heritage made within sixty days before death.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun obsolete Support.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun obsolete
support
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Examples
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Marry, he hath better bethought him of his quarrel, and he finds that now scarce to be worth talking of: therefore draw for the supportance of his vow: he protests he will not hurt you.
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[To VIOLA] There's no remedy, sir; he will fight with you for's oath sake: marry, he hath better bethought him of his quarrel, and he finds that now scarce to be worth talking of: therefore draw, for the supportance of his vow; he protests he will not hurt you.
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There’s no remedy, sir; he will fight with you for’s oath sake: marry, he hath better bethought him of his quarrel, and he finds that now scarce to be worth talking of: therefore draw, for the supportance of his vow; he protests he will not hurt you.
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1842: Giue some supportance to the bending twigges.
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Take and receive the weak for their supportance, and not for controversy and disputation,” &c.
The Works of Mr. George Gillespie (Vol. 1 of 2) George Gillespie 1630
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