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† preconˈtest Obs. [f. pre- A. 2 + contest n.1] A former or previous fellow-witness.
c1570in Durham Depos. (Surtees) 272 One John Lawson was burying in the barn with the said Agnes brother, her precontest. 1594Depos. Bk. Well's Dioc. Reg. lf. 1 b, Presente then and ther,..this Jurate, and Thomas Jeanes his preconteste. |