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age
“A long but indefinite space of time . . . often loosely in exaggeration” (OED).
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millinery
“The articles made or sold by milliners . . . ‘fancy’ wares and articles of apparel, esp. of such as were originally of Milan manufacture, e.g. ‘Milan bonnets’, ribbons, gloves” (OED).
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devoirs
“A dutiful act of civility or respect; usually in pl., dutiful respects, courteous attentions, addresses; chiefly in phr. to do or pay one’s devoir(s (to some one)” (OED).
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fifty guineas
This would be the equivalent to roughly $2,000 today ("Currency Converter").
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gouty
“Affected with gout . . . [s]wollen or bulging, so as to be out of shape or disproportioned” (OED).
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fifty thousand pounds
This would be the equivalent to roughly $2,000,000 today (“Currency Converter”).
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proviso
“A clause inserted in a legal or formal document, making some condition, stipulation . . . provision” (OED).
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