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English
Noun
præsence (plural præsences)
- Archaic form of presence.
1888, Basilikon Doron, A Miscellany, George Routledge and Sons, page 142:Spare not to go there, for gracing that farre any that fauour, by your præsence to procure them expedition of justice : although that should be speciallie done, for the poore that can not wait on, or are debarred by mightier parties.
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French
Noun
præsence f (plural præsences)
- Obsolete form of présence.
1620, Louis Servin, Actions Notables et Plaidoyez Demre. Lovys, page 33:S I R E, ce crime de blaſpheme eſtoit puny entre les premiers enfants de D I E V par le ſupplice de lapidation, quand le blaſphematuer eſtoit conuaincu d’auoir offenſé D I E V en præſence de teſmoins, leſquels auec les Iuges qui l’auoient condamné luy diſoient Ton ſang eſt ſur ſa teſte , & puis deſchiroient leurs veſtements, & iamais ne les faiſoient refaire.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
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