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Superfetation. Looke Superfoetation. Superficie: f. The superficies, or surface; the outside, or outmost part of a thing.

Superficiel: m. The same.

Superficiel: m. elle: f. Superficiall, outward, exterior, vtmost. Ventre superficiel. as Epigastre. Superficiellement. Superficially, outwardly.

Superflu: m. A superfluitie, ouerplus, excesse.

Superflu: m. uë: f. Superfluous, profuse, excessiue, ouer-*much.

Superfluité: f. Superfluitie, excesse, profusenesse, an ouerplus, more then needs.

Superfoetation: f. A superfetation, or second conceiuing; a breeding of young vpon young.

Superfoeter. To conceiue a second time; to breed young vpon young.

Supergurgiter. To ouerflow (an Jnkhornisme in Rabelais.)

Superieur: m. eure: f. Superior, vpper, higher, better, former, elder, senior.

Superimposer. To superimpose, surcharge, or charge a-*new; to lay new impositions on things alreadie taxed.

Superimposition: f. A superimposition, or surcharge; an imposition vpon an imposition.

Superintendance: f. Superintendancie, a principall ouersight, gouernment, or care ouer.

Superintendant: m. A Superintendent; a principall ouerseer. Superintendant des finances. The Superintendent, or chiefe Intendant of the Exchequer; is, in all points of authoritie, equall with the Lord high Treasurer of France (an Officer of long time out of date;) yet is he but a Commissioner, whereas the Treasurer was an officer of the Crowne.

Superiorité: f. Superioritie, preheminence, eldership, senioritie.

Superlatif: m. iue: f. Superlatiue, exceeding, passing, of the highest degree; also, loftie, statelie, haughtie, all on the huffe.

Superlativement. Superlatiuely, exceedingly, in the highest degree; also, loftily, haughtily, in a huffe.

Supernater. To swimme aboue, aloft, or ouer, to float on; also, to ouerflow.

Supernaturel: m. elle: f. Supernaturall, metaphisicall, aboue nature.

Supernaturellement. Supernaturally.

Supernel: m. elle: f. Supernall, high, chiefe, aboue.

Supernellement. Supernally, highly, on high, from aboue.

Supernumeraire: com. Supernumerarie, ouer and besides the iust or prefixed number, superfluous, redundant, ouerplus.

Superscription: f. A superscription, inscription, title.

Supersedé: m. ée: f. Surceased, &c; Looke Supercedé. Supersession: f. A surceasing, leauing off, giuing ouer; and in Exchequer matters, the suspension of an Accompt vpon the Accomptants humble suit for a further day to bring in some principall Acquittance, or Jnstrument for his full discharge; which if hee faile to doe, he is forthwith seuerely proceeded against.

Superstitieusement. Superstitiously, ouerscrupulously, ceremoniously, curiously.

Superstitieux: m. euse: f. Superstitious, ouerscrupulous, too ceremonious, more curious about, or fearefull of, a

(diuine) thing then needs.

Superstition: f. Superstition; excesse of scruple or ceremonie in matters of religion, idle worship, vaine reuerence; a superfluous, needlesse, or ill-gouerned deuotion.

Supinateur: m. A muscle in the wrist, seruing to turne the palme of the hand vpwards.

Suppedité: m. ée: f. Throughly supplyed, furnished, or ministred vnto; also, fully subdued, vanquished, or trodden on.

Suppediter. To supply throughly, furnish sufficiently, giue or minister enough vnto; also, to vanquish, ouercome, subdue, tread or bring vnder.

Suppied: m. A footstoole, or any thing set vnder the foot for the better setling, or stay thereof. Suppied d'orgues. The footstoole, or pedalls to a paire of Organs.

Supplanté: m. ée: f. Supplanted, rooted, or tripped vp; ouerthrowne, trodden vnder foot; also, preuented, beguiled, or beguiled by preuention.

Supplanter. To supplant, root or trip vp, foyle or put vnder foot; also, to preuent, beguile, deceiue, or deceiue by preuenting.

Suppléer. To supply, furnish, close, fill, or make, vp.

Supplément: m. A supplement, supply, supplying; a furnishing, filling, or making vp of defectiue numbers, emptie roomes, void places, &c.

Supplesse: f. Suppleneße, plyablenesse, actiuitie, nimblenesse.

Suppliant: m. A suppliant, petitioner, humble suitor.

Suppliant: m. ante: f. Suppliant, beseeching.

Supplication: f. A supplication, prayer, humble request or suit; also, a little packet of grapes wrapped vp in fig-*leaues one by one, and thereby lasting, at the least, two yeares.

Supplice: m. Punishment, chastisement, correction, torment. Nul vice sans son supplice: Pro. No vice without its punishment; or, each vice is to it selfe a punishment. Tel vice tel supplice: Prov. Like paine shall chastice thine excesse to that wherein thou didst transgreße.

Supplier. Humbly to pray, petition, intreat, request, beseech, or be suitor vnto.

Suppliment. Looke Supplement. Support: m. Support; a prop, or stay; fauour, maintenance; helpe, succour, assistance.

Supportable: com. Supportable, tollerable, beareable.

Supportation: f. A supportation; bearing, abiding; a boulstering, succouring, assisting. Ce qui soit dit avec supportation; viz. by fauor, or vnder correction. Supporté: m. ée: f. Supported, sustained, boulstered, borne with, or vp; fauored, assisted, succoured; tollerated, suffered, indured.

Supporter. To support, sustaine, stay or beare vp; to boulster, fauor; assist, succour; to tollerate, indure, abide, or beare with.

Supposé: m. ée: f. Supposed, imagined, meant, vnderstood; also, vnderset, or put vnder; and suppositious, suborned, foisted, or put in for another; whence; Enfant supposé. A changeling.

Supposé que. (Aduerbially; or as an absolute Ablatiue;) albeit, although, notwithstanding, or howsoeuer that.

Supposement: m. A supponing, or putting of a thing