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reˈquiring, vbl. n.
[f. as prec. + -ing1.]
Request, demand; requisition.
1387Trevisa Higden (Rolls) VI. 313 At þe prayer and requirynge of pope Gregory, Gy of Marchia..chasede him out of þat londes. c1470Gol. & Gaw. 1330 Schir Gawane the gay, throu requiring, Gart the souerane..Cary to the castel. 1579W. Wilkinson Confut. Familye of Loue, Heret. Affirm. b j b, The letter according to the requiring of Christ,..leadeth us to the death of Sin. 1617Hieron Wks. II. 358 The matter may be so handled, as that He may take no delight in His owne requirings. 1687in Magd. Coll. & Jas. II (O.H.S.) 139 A requiring of him to deliver up his office. 1727Bailey vol. II, Requirement,..a requiring. 1785Paley Mor. Philos. iii. xx, The oath lays a snare..and I do not perceive, that the requiring of it..produces any good effect. 1871B. Taylor Faust (1875) II. ii. iii. 128 Hear the requiring, Bring wood for firing. |