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 Prout.Provin’cial. 
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E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
 
Prov’ince
 
means a country previously conquered. (Latin, pro vinco.)   1
 


 Prout.Provin’cial. 

 
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