Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The nourishing or fostering of a child.
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Examples
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It is much more natural to attribute that sudden change to some connection with the attempt of O'Brien the previous year -- since this only makes intelligible the accusation against him of "_alliance_, fosterage, and alterage with the King's Irish enemies."
A Popular History of Ireland : from the Earliest Period to the Emancipation of the Catholics — Complete Thomas D'Arcy McGee 1846
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It is much more natural to attribute that sudden change to some connection with the attempt of O'Brien the previous year -- since this only makes intelligible the accusation against him of "_alliance_, fosterage, and alterage with the King's Irish enemies."
A Popular History of Ireland : from the Earliest Period to the Emancipation of the Catholics — Volume 1 Thomas D'Arcy McGee 1846
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