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quinpotius

quinpotius [CL, al. div.] , (to reinforce previous statement) what is more, rather, moreover. insula, nomen Romanum nec tamen morem legemque tenens, quin potius abiciens germen suae plantationis amarissimae Gildas EB 13; non aciem cordis scabra rubigine perdunt / otia neu propriam linquunt obtundere mentem / quin potius sacros versant sub pectore libros / crebro scrutantes praescripta volumina legum Aldh. VirgV 2769; non peccavit labiis suis ‥ quin potius oculos et manus ad celum dirigens in laudem ‥ prorupit Turgot Marg. 13 p. 253; in balneo calido de utroque brachio se sanguine minuens spontanea ~ius stulta morte vitam finivit Chr. Dale 10; 1326 cetera ‥ peragere non curastis, ~ius recusastis seu plus debito detulistis minus juste Lit. Cant. I 177; 1417 non nostrum sed universalis ecclesie Anglicane commodum attendentes ‥ nostrorum ~ius ecclesie negociorum gestores ‥ transmisimus speciales Reg. Cant. III 48.

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