plurallyadv.

a1425 J. Wyclif Sel. Eng. Wks. (1869) I. 345 Whan God bihiȝte Abraham þat he shulde ȝyue þat lond to him and to his seed, he seid not pluraliche þat he shulde ȝyve it to his seedis.

c1443 R. Pecock Reule of Crysten Religioun (1927) 73 (MED) Þou settidist to and seidist singularly þus, ‘to oure ymage and liknes’, and woldist not seie plurely or manyly þus, ‘to oure ymagis and likenessis’.

?1531 in J. Grant Hist. Burgh Schools Scotl. (1876) 54 The plurale nowmyr spekis of ma things pluraly, as hi (=) thir men.

a1555 H. Latimer 27 Serm. (1562) ii. f. 3 Marke that he sayth aduocatum, non aduocatos, he speaketh singularly, not plurally.

1607 E. Topsell Hist. Foure-footed Beastes 230 The Hæbrews cal them [sc. goats] singularly Ez, and plurally Izim.

1685 R. Baxter Paraphr. New Test. 1 Cor. xi. 23, 24 That Christ gave it them together plurally.

1725 E. Chandler Def. Christianity ii. 154 To signify the perfection, and excellency of that generation, the word for Birth is expressed plurally.

1860 J. Ruskin Mod. Painters V. 152 ‘The heavens’, when used plurally..remained expressive of the starry space beyond.

1868 S. Kerl Common School Gram. Eng. Lang. 315 In fractions and compound numbers that must be read plurally, the verb should, we think, be generally plural.

1904 Daily Chron. 5 Mar. 4/6 Mormons who were (plurally) married before polygamy was made illegal.

1986 A. Powell Fisher King xxix. 174 Jerry Cruncher was plurally employed... He was both bank-messenger and body-snatcher.

2003 San Francisco Chron. (Nexis) 28 June (Final ed.) a1 A legion of fans to whom Ramos refers plurally as ‘my people’, and singularly as ‘hey, honey’.