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subrepticie

subrepticie [subrepticius+-e] 1 in a surreptitious or underhand manner. ob quedam privilegia ‥ contra ipsum subreptitie impetrata P. Blois Ep. 22. 80B; 1283 confirmacionem ‥ si qua sit ~ie impetratam Peckham Ep. 447; 1323 cum nuper ~e ceperim homagium ‥ Johannis ‥ pro terris ‥ que ‥ jure pertinent ad ‥ H. de Valoygres ‥ in predictis homagio et servicio ‥ surrepticie receptis Lit. Cant. I 94; 1462 per suas certi tenoris litteras surrepticie impetratas Mon. Hib. & Scot. 446a; 1389 contra commissionem ‥ surrepticie et obrepticie impetratam Scrope v. Grosvenor 17; gratiam retentionis ‥ canonicatus et prebende ‥ a sanctitate vestra surrepticie impetravit Form. S. Andr. I 200. 2 without thought, consideration, or planning. actus surrepticius non fit nisi circa materiam indifferentem, ubi potest homo bene agere et male ‥. nullus excusatur per hoc quod ~ie odit Deum quando debet diligere Ockham Quodl. 139.

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