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lastly, adv.|ˈlɑːstlɪ, ˈlæst-|
Also 4 Sc. lestely.
[f. last a. + -ly2.]
1. At the end; in the last instance; ultimately. Obs. or arch. exc. as used to indicate the last point or conclusion of a discourse or the like: In the last place, finally.
c1375Sc. Leg. Saints, Paulus 187 Wit þu þat schorte tyme I sall tholl now, bot lestely I sall luf sine with my lord Ihesu withowtyn fyne. c1586C'tess Pembroke Ps. li. viii, Lastly, O Lord, how soe I stand or fall, Leave not thy loved Sion to embrace. 1588Shakes. Tit. A. v. iii. 104 Our Brothers were beheaded, Our Fathers teares despis'd,..Lastly, my selfe vnkindly banished. 1598― Merry W. i. i. 142 There is three Vmpires in this matter,..that is, Master Page..and there is my selfe..and..(lastly, and finally) mine Host. 1605Willet Hexapla Gen. 386 Lastely he made him ruler of his house. 1611Bible Transl. Pref. 1 And lastly, that the Church be sufficiently provided for. 1631Weever Anc. Funeral Mon. 697 Alice his wife (who lastly married one William Ramsey). 1641J. Jackson True Evang. T. ii. 115 S. Peter..lastly was crucified under Nero. 1667Milton P.L. iii. 240, I for his sake will leave Thy bosom,..and for him lastly die Well pleased. 1749Bracken Farriery (ed. 6) 20 Fourthly, and Lastly; I recommend Purging as usefull in gross Habits. 1783Ld. Hailes Antiq. Chr. Ch. ii. 44 And lastly, that the arguments of the Apostle satisfied some of the Jews. 1861Lytton & Fane Tannhäuser 113 With the strength that lastly comes to break All bonds. 1875Lightfoot Comm. Col. (1886) 218 Lastly of all, show your gratitude by your thanksgiving.
†2. Conclusively, finally. Obs.
1612Drayton Poly-olb. v. 79 Then take my finall doome pronounced lastlie this. 1637Milton Lycidas 83 As he pronounces lastly on each deed.
†3. Very lately, recently. Obs.
1592Greene Groat's W. Wit (1617) 36 Young Iuuenall, that byting Satyrist, that lastly with mee together writ a Comedie. 1641J. Jackson True Evang. T. i. 50 The blood of him..who lastly suffered, it may be yesterday, or to day. |