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ˈcovinously, adv. [f. prec. + -ly2.] By collusion; fraudulently.
1550Wardmote Laws in Stow's Surv. (ed. Strype 1720) II. v. xxii. 423/1 If any have covenously, fraudently, or unduly obtained the freedom of this city. 1602Warner Alb. Eng. Epit. (1612) 387 Pretending..the said Edmund..for his deformitie to bee couinously put besides the kingdome. 1848Arnould Mar. Insur. (1866) II. iii. ii. 712 Every species of fraud and knavery covinously committed. |