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Definition of Clandestineness
1. [n -ES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Clandestineness
Literary usage of Clandestineness
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Dictionary of the English Language by Samuel Johnson, John Walker, Robert S. Jameson (1828)
"clandestineness, (khm-des'-tin-nes) n. ». An act of privacy. CLANG, (klang) n.
». A sharp, shrill noise. To CLANG, (klang) ». n. To clatter; to make a loud ..."
2. Resolves, Divine, Moral and Political by Owen Felltham (1820)
"... indeed, a main cause of their success, and without which, they would certainly
often come to nothing, is their secrecy and clandestineness. ..."
3. A History of French Private Law by Jean Brissaud (1912)
"Nor is it a perpetual defect, any more than is clandestineness; peaceful and
public possession for a year, whatever its origin may be, gives one a right to ..."
4. Commentaries on the Law of Infancy: Including Guardianship and Custody of by Ransom Hebbard Tyler (1868)
"clandestineness is altogether excluded. The marriage must be in the face of a
congregation, duly assembled, and the mutual promise of the man and woman is ..."
5. Law for the Clergy: A Compilation of the Statutes of the States of Illinois by Sanford Amos Hudson (1877)
"... called Quakers, Their mode maintains in its integrity the order of marriage
and secures its due authentication ; clandestineness is altogether excluded. ..."
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