Obtein
verb
verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 Obsolete form of obtain. alt-of, obsolete
"[…] the Welſhemen gat firſte the Weſt hill, hopyng to haue recouered the Eaſt hyl: whiche if thei had obteined, the victory had been theirs, as their vnwyſe Propheſiers promiſed thẽ before."
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More examples"[…] the Welſhemen gat firſte the Weſt hill, hopyng to haue recouered the Eaſt hyl: whiche if thei had obteined, the victory had been theirs, as their vnwyſe Propheſiers promiſed thẽ before."
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