Foredeal

//ˈfɔː(ɹ)diːl// noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An advantage; benefit; profit.

    "[...] and at a great foredeal already; [and as for] such foredeal that they despair not of the...a deal, but that through the help of God, [our Grace and] other good ministers, these personages which [shall be now] sent shall undoubtedly conclude [...]"

  2. 2
    The first place; lead; precedence; preference. Scotland, UK, dialectal
  3. 3
    Progress; advancement. Scotland, UK, dialectal
Verb
  1. 1
    To store; lay past; keep in reserve; hoard. Scotland, UK, dialectal

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advantageadvantagebenefitbenefitprivilege

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"[...] and at a great foredeal already; [and as for] such foredeal that they despair not of the...a deal, but that through the help of God, [our Grace and] other good ministers, these personages which [shall be now] sent shall undoubtedly conclude [...]"

Etymology

From earlier fordele, from Middle English foredel, foredele. Equivalent to fore- + deal. Compare Saterland Frisian Foardeel (“advantage, gain, benefit, profit”), Dutch voordeel, Low German fortel, German Vorteil (“advantage”), Danish fordel, Swedish fördel. More at fore-, deal.

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