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proˈtested, ppl. a.
[f. protest v. + -ed1.]
1. Solemnly or † publicly asserted.
1605Marston Dutch Courtezan iv. i, And don all the offices of protested gallantrie for your sake. c1620Fletcher & Mass. Lit. Fr. Lawyer i. i, Thou wouldst not willingly Live a protested coward, or be call'd one?
†2. That has made or joined in a protest or protestation. Obs. rare—1.
1641Milton Animadv. iv. Wks. 1851 III. 219 In this age..God hath renewed our protestation against all those yet remaining dregs of superstition. Let us all goe, every true protested Brittaine throughout the 3 Kingdoms, and render thanks to God the Father of light.
3. That is protested against, objected to, or done or given under protest. protested bill: see protest v. 2.
1849Thackeray Friendship Wks. 1900 VI. 626, I will disown you, and cut you off with a protested shilling. 1864O. W. Holmes Banker's Secret Poet. Wks. (1895) 310 The moral market had the usual chills Of Virtue suffering from protested bills. |