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foredeal
/ˈfɔː(ɹ)diːl/
noun 3verb 1
Collocations
3ADJ.
excellent, great
FOREDEAL + NOUN
despair
ADV.
already, such
Definitions
noun
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 [...]
And thus the battaile was great, and oftentimes that one partie was at a foredele and anon at an afterdele, which endured long.
2
The first place; lead; precedence; preference.
3
Progress; advancement.
verb
1
To store; lay past; keep in reserve; hoard.
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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
Wiktionary02
And thus the battaile was great, and oftentimes that one partie was at a foredele and anon at an afterdele, which endured long.
Wiktionary03
And though this be a great foredeal, and an excellent jewel, yet the great and unspeakable glory, that in time to come shall be declared in us, hath not yet appeared.
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