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Definition of Obtended
1. obtend [v] - See also: obtend
Lexicographical Neighbors of Obtended
Literary usage of Obtended
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Fairfax Correspondence: Memoirs of the Reign of Charles the First by George William Johnson (1848)
"... that they have raised themselves above all secular and sovereign power, and,
to maintain the same, have obtended to the world certain devices of their ..."
2. Archaeologia Cambrensis by Cambrian Archaeological Association (1858)
"... occupying the summit of an elevated hill, and containing an area of at least
twelve acres of land ; its south side is obtended by an extensive valley, ..."
3. The Life and Times of Montrose: Illustrated from Original Manuscripts by Mark Napier (1840)
"... themselves above all secular and sovereign power, and to maintain the same
have obtended to the world certain devices of their own for matters of faith. ..."
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