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pollescere

pollescere [ML < CL pollere+-escere] , to become powerful or distinguished; b (w. abl.). c to increase in number. a polleo ~o, -is Osb. Glouc. Deriv. 437.  b cum gratuita supernae liberalitatis munificentia mactus puer ~eret [gl.: i excelleret, þeh] et secundis meritorum successibus ‥ late crebresceret Aldh. VirgP 30 p. 268; si Athanasius in summo gradum fastigio divina charismatum gratia ~eret [gl.: i excelleret] Ib. 32 p. 273; quem simul ornabat pollescens munere duplo / pontificatŭs apex cum virginitatis honore Id. VirgV 897.  c cum credentium paulatim ~eret multitudo, praedicatorum quoque multiplicatus esset catalogus Willib. Bonif. 6 p. 33.

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