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Forefend   Listen
verb
Forefend  v. t.  To hinder; to fend off; to avert; to prevent the approach of; to forbid or prohibit. See Forfend. "God forefend it should ever be recorded in our history." "It would be a far better work... to forefend the cruelty."





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"Forefend" Quotes from Famous Books



... liv'd her father's joy And died his death, now dead, doth (as she may) By us pray you to pity her annoy. And, to requite the same, doth humbly pray, Heavens to forefend[7] your loves from like decay. The faithful earl doth also make request, Wishing those worthy knights whom ye embrace, The constant truth that lodged in his breast. His hearty love, not his unhappy case, Befall to ...
— A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Vol. VII (4th edition) • Various


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