Toforetime

adv

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Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    Previously, beforehand. not-comparable, obsolete

    "Also there cam a table of sylver, and the holy vessell of the Sankgreall, which Sir Launcelot had sene toforetyme in Kynge Pecchers house."

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"Also there cam a table of sylver, and the holy vessell of the Sankgreall, which Sir Launcelot had sene toforetyme in Kynge Pecchers house."

Etymology

From tofore + time.

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