† unprivationn.
Obsolete. rare.
Continuance of existence.
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lengtha1240
date?1316
durationc1384
hautesse1399
quantity?a1425
periodc1475
tracta1513
allowance1526
continuance1530
wideness1535
continue1556
protense1590
countenance1592
stay1595
standing1600
dimension1605
longanimity1607
longinquity1607
insisture1609
existence1615
unprivationa1628
continuity1646
protension1654
measure1658
course1665
contention1666
propagation1741
protensity1886
a1628 F. Greville Cælica iii, in Certaine Wks. (1633) 245 With glory scourging all the Sp'rits infernall, And vncreated hell with vnpriuation.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online June 2021).
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