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- noun Plural form of
privado .
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Examples
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The modern languages give unto such persons the name of favorites, or privadoes; as if it were matter of grace, or conversation.
The Essays 2007
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The modern languages give unto such persons the name of favorites, or privadoes; as if it were matter of grace, or conversation.
XXVII. Of Friendship 1909
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The modern languages give unto such persons the name of favorites, or privadoes; as if it were matter of grace or conversation.
Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 3 Charles Dudley Warner 1864
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This prince, during his whole reign, continued an absolute stranger to the language, the manners, the laws, and the religion of Japan; and passing his whole time among old mistresses, or a few privadoes, left the whole management of the empire in the hands of a minister, upon the condition of being made easy in his personal revenues, and the management of parties in the senate.
The Prose Works of Jonathan Swift, D.D. - Volume 07 Historical and Political Tracts-Irish Jonathan Swift 1706
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The modern languages give unto such persons the name of favorites, or privadoes; as if it were matter of grace, or conversation.
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