2. Verb. (obsolete form of control) ¹
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Definition of Controul
1. control [v -ED, -ING, -S] - See also: control
Lexicographical Neighbors of Controul
Literary usage of Controul
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. An Essay on the Origin, Progress and Establishment of National Society: In by John Shebbeare (1776)
"... much lefs controul their delegates ; for, being once elected, the people have
... or to controul the members in what they are about to do, ..."
2. The History of the Church of England in the Colonies and Foreign by James Stuart Murray Anderson (1856)
"... be found that the only controul brought to bear, upon ordained ministers in
the Colony was that of the secular power. The following Act, for instance, ..."
3. Notes and Queries by Martim de Albuquerque (1865)
"... subjected it to bin controul, and placed all its actors under his jurisdiction.
He also filled the world with plays, written well and with much purity. ..."
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