† continentnessn.
Obsolete. rare. Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.
The state or quality of being continent; continence.
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1727 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. II Continentness,..Continency. [Hence in Ash (who says ‘not much used’), and some mod. Dicts.]
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n.1727- master of the ordnance
- master of the pells
- master of the posts
- master of the queen'king's bench
- master of the queen's bench
- master of the request
- master of the requests
- master of the revels
- master of the robes
- master of the rolls
- master of the sentence
- master of the sentences
- master of the stories
- master of the supreme court
- master of the swans
- master of the temple
- master of the universe
- master of the wardrobe
- master of the wards
- master of the wards and liveries
- master of the works
- master of theology
- master of voyage
- master of works
- master oscillator