Bookstave

//ˈbʊk.steɪv// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative form of bookstaff (“letter, alphabetic symbol”). alt-of, alternative

    "[…] “[Doctor Martin] had undercut the pope, cardinals, and the great bishops, ... he had proved they could not offer so much as a bookstave from holy scripture to prove that their great power and lordship were based on God's command."

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