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Definition of Roisters
1. roister [v] - See also: roister
Lexicographical Neighbors of Roisters
Literary usage of Roisters
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Glossary and Etymological Dictionary of Obsolete and Uncommon Words by William Toone (1832)
"A crew of roisters waited on her, "Which there were called her men of honour,
All clad in fair blue coats and badges. COTTON'S VIRGIL TRAVESTIE. ..."
2. Publications by Musical Antiquarian Society (1848)
"[ie, perhaps " a wooing did these roisters all, &c.,"—the first words of the ballad. ..."
3. Notes and Queries by Martim de Albuquerque (1852)
"... characteristic of time class so named, and would strongly imply that some
portion at least of that distinguished body was once viewed as the “roisters,” ..."
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