What does encrease mean?
Encrease means Obsolete spelling of increase..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
Obsolete spelling of increase..
All counties, hundreds, wapentakes and trethings , shall stand at the old ferm, without any encrease, except in our Demesne Lands
[…] the coldness of her lover, the loss of her reputation, all contributed to make her miserable, and to encrease the frenzical disposition of her mind.
I have reckoned upon a Medium, that a Child juſt born vvill vveigh 12 pounds, and in a ſolar Year if tollerably nurſed encreaſeth to 28 Pound.
I saw ye Taffaties and Atlasses in ye warehouse, and gave directions concerning their severall colours and stripes, ordering Mr. Charnock to use his best endeavours to encrease their quantity; […]
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Encrease means Obsolete spelling of increase..
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All counties, hundreds, wapentakes and trethings , shall stand at the old ferm, without any encrease, except in our Demesne Lands
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