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† proleˈtaneous, a. Obs. rare—0.
[f. late L. prōlētāne-us (f. prōlēs, *prōlēt-, with ending -āneus: cf. extrāneus) + -ous.]
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1656Blount Glossogr., Proletaneous, of a poor and base condition, that has many children, and little maintenance, or that gives nothing to the Commonwealth, but onely a supply of children. 1658in Phillips. 1775in Ash. 1847in Webster. Hence in mod. Dicts. |