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One who or that which supports or upholds. Also figurative.
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the world > space > relative position > support > [noun] > that which supports
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the world > action or operation > easiness > aid, help, or assistance > support > [noun] > that which or one who supports
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c1400 Lanfranc's Cirurg. 110 Þe whiche þat beþ vndire~setterys to þo bonys þat beþ y-clepyde nerualia.
c1430 Pilgr. Lyf Manhode (1869) ii. cxxvi. 123 J am to orguill an vnder~settere and a susteynour by especial.
1537 Bible (Matthew's) 1 Kings vii. 30 In ye foure corners were vndersetters vnder the lauatorye.
1651 N. Bacon Contin. Hist. Disc. Govt. 60 Outward Power, and Honourable places, are but undersetters, or props to this Gourd of Prelacy.
1697 J. Woodward Acct. Relig. Societies London in Earnest Admon. Young Persons 155 Undersetters, whom Gain and the Promises of Court-favour had brought over to their Party.
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