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† unˈsurety Obs.
[un-1 12.]
Insecurity, uncertainty.
c1460Fortescue Abs. & Lim. Mon. v. (1885) 119 What dishonour is this, and abatynge of the glorie of a kynge. But yet it is most to his vnsuyrte. 1483Act 1 Rich. III, c. 1 §1 By privey and unknowen feoffementes greate unsuertie..and grevous vexacions dailly growen among the King's Subgiettis. 1534More Comf. agst. Trib. iii. Wks. 1219/1 Of the vnsuretye of landes and possessions. 1563Mirr. Mag. (ed. 2) S j, To shewe thereby the vnsuerty in this life, Marke wel my fal. 1609J. Davies (Heref.) Humours Heaven i. lxxiii, Where's vnsuretie, feare must needs be there. 1625R. Horn Shield of Righteous 86 Earthly Princes are subiect to..great vnsuretie of life and estate. |