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 Macklin.Macsyc’ophant (Sir Pertinax). 
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E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
 
Macmill’anites (4 syl.).
 
A religious sect of Scotland, who succeeded the Covenanters; so named from John Macmillan, their leader. They called themselves the “Reformed Presbytery.”   1
 


 Macklin.Macsyc’ophant (Sir Pertinax). 

 
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