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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Intercourse, negotiation; traffic. obsolete, uncountable

   "So me in message unto her she sent, / To treat with her, by way of enterdeale […]"

Verb

1. 1
   To carry on intrigues. obsolete

Example

More examples

"So me in message unto her she sent, / To treat with her, by way of enterdeale […]"

Etymology

From inter- + deal.

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