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† wanfortune Sc. Obs. [f. wan- + fortune n.] Misfortune.
a1500Bernard. de cura rei fam. (E.E.T.S.) 345 Seldyne..besy diligence Folowis with wanfortonys violence: Bot seldinar wanfourtowne þu dessewyr Sale fra swernes. 1535Lyndesay Satyre 4022, I trow wan-fortune brocht me heir. 1711[De Foe] Sp. for D―sse of Arnistoun 10 Geen I have had the Wanfortune to believe also, That the Pretender is the Q―'s Brother. Ibid. 14 If I have been sa wanfortunate as to believe the Pretender to be legitimate. |