† supporturen.
Obsolete.
The action or fact of supporting a person or thing, or of being supported (in various senses of support v.); support.In quot. 2001 an isolated later use satirizing poor English.
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the world > space > relative position > support > [noun]
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supporture1609
fulciment1640
undersustentation1650
the mind > emotion > calmness > patience > [noun]
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the world > action or operation > easiness > aid, help, or assistance > support > [noun]
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1609 T. Heywood Troia Britanica xiii. lxxxv Oh! Thou the awe of Kings, Death to thy Foes, supporture to thy Friends.
1613 T. Heywood Brazen Age ii. ii Oh father Ioue thou laist vpon thy sonne Torments aboue supporture.
1624 T. Heywood Γυναικεῖον i. 30 The globe of the earth hangs in the middle of the aire, without supporture.
1661 K. W. Confused Characters 78 It..professeth a Herods delight in the John Baptists of our time..but intendeth nothing lesse then their supporture.
2001 Kansas City (Missouri) Star (Nexis) 11 Feb. b8 The 43rd president needs our full efforted supporture.]
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online June 2020).
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