Affor

adv, prep

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Definitions

Adverb

1
Obsolete spelling of afore. alt-of, not-comparable, obsolete

Preposition

1
Obsolete spelling of afore (“before, in advance of the time of”). alt-of, obsolete
"providid that if it happen one of theym to decesse affor sche be maried, her porcion to be disposed to th’use and behove of Robert my son […]"
2
Obsolete spelling of afore (“before, geographically or metaphorically in front of”). alt-of, obsolete
"She wold have putt in her bill of complant affor my Lord of Richmonde’s counsell."

Synonyms

formerly sometimes until whilere whilom

Example

"providid that if it happen one of theym to decesse affor sche be maried, her porcion to be disposed to th’use and behove of Robert my son […]"

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