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declinator
▪ I. declinator1 (ˈdɛklɪneɪtə(r)) [agent-n. on L. type f. L. dēclīnāre to decline. F. déclinateur.] † 1. One who declines or refuses; a dissentient; also = decliner 2. Obs.1606 Bp. W. Barlow Serm. (1607) A iv a, Declinators from their lawful Princes tribunall. a 1670 Hacket Abp. Williams ii. (1692) ...
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Robert Hamilton (bishop)
He was made Procurator to the Church of Scotland and in the Glasgow Assembly of 1638 and this capacity presented the Bishops' "Declinator" of the Presbyterian
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declinatory
declinatory, a. and n. (dɪˈklaɪnətərɪ) [ad. med.L. dēclīnātōri-us (f. ppl. stem dēclīnāt- of dēclīnāre: see -ory), in the legal expression exceptio dēclīnātōria, in F. exception déclinatoire. French has also the n. use (1381 in Hatzf.).] A. adj. That declines (sense 13); expressing refusal. declinat...
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declinature
declinature (dɪˈklaɪnətjʊə(r)) [f. L. type dēclīnātūra, f. ppl. stem dēclīnāt-: see -ure. In sense 1 perhaps a ‘rectification’ of declinator2.] 1. Sc. Law. A formal plea declining to admit the jurisdiction of a court or tribunal; spec. ‘the privilege which a party has in certain circumstances to dec...
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clinatory
† ˈclinatory Obs. [f. L. type *clīnātōrium, f. clīnātus inclined: see -ory.] An instrument for ascertaining the position of a line or plane with reference to its azimuth and altitude; a declinator.1665 Moxon Tutor Astron. v. (1686) 139 The Clinatory is made of a square board. 1667 Phil. Trans. II. 4...
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nullity
nullity (ˈnʌlɪtɪ) [a. F. nullité (= It. nullita, Sp. nulidad), or med.L. nullitas: see null a. and -ity.] 1. The fact of being legally null and void; invalidity. Also (with a and pl.), an instance of this; a fact or circumstance causing invalidity. a. With reference to marriage. Also attrib.1570 Fox...
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decline
▪ I. decline, n. (dɪˈklaɪn) Also 4 declyn, 5 declyne. [a. F. déclin, f. décliner to decline.] 1. The process of declining or sinking to a weaker or inferior condition; gradual loss of force, vigour, vitality, or excellence of quality; falling off, decay, diminution, deterioration. on the decline: in...
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