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Definition of Overmighty
1. [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Overmighty
Literary usage of Overmighty
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A History of English Law by William Searle Holdsworth, John Burke (1903)
"... of the law.8 It was not till the Tudor period that the " overmighty subject"
was effectually curbed by the enlargement of the powers of the Council. ..."
2. The Political History of England by William Hunt, Reginald Lane Poole (1905)
"... the sufferers from such outrageous deeds, since judges and juries were alike
terrorised by overmighty offenders and dared not administer equal justice. ..."
3. Decisive Battles of the World by Edward Shepherd Creasy, John Gilmer Speed (1899)
"But " woe to the people whose liberty depends on the continued forbearance of an
overmighty protector." * Every state which Rome protected was ultimately ..."
4. The Political History of England by William Hunt, Reginald Lane Poole (1905)
"... the sufferers from such outrageous deeds, since judges and juries were alike
terrorised by overmighty offenders and dared not administer equal justice. ..."
5. History of England from the Accession of Henry III to the Death of Edward by Thomas Frederick Tout (1905)
"... the sufferers from such outrageous deeds, since judges and juries were alike
terrorised by overmighty offenders and dared not administer equal justice. ..."
6. Macmillan's Magazine by David Masson, George Grove, John Morley, Mowbray Morris (1901)
"Civil war was no longer possible, the “overmighty subject” was suppressed for
ever, and England was handed over from the anarchy of the nobles to the ..."
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