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Impend v. t. To pay. (Obs.)

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Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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... the abbey and caused it to be burned. Notwithstanding these disasters, the abbey increased in wealth and architectural splendour, and it was not till more severe damage and dilapidations befell it during the reigns of Henry VIII., Edward VI. and Elizabeth, that ruin began finally to impend. The approach of the Reformation influenced its downfall, and though donations for rebuilding were given by various individuals, the abbey never recovered the damage then suffered. In 1541 James V. obtained from the Pope ...

— Scottish Cathedrals and Abbeys • Dugald Butler and Herbert Story

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... objections are not cogent. Columbus was accustomed to the peculiarities of a military life, and he repeatedly wrote letters, in critical moments, as a precaution against some fatal occurrence that seemed to impend. The present codicil, from its date, must have been written a few days previous to his death, perhaps at a moment when he imagined himself at extremity. This may account for any difference in the ...

— The Life and Voyages of Christopher Columbus (Vol. II) • Washington Irving

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Words linked to "Impend" : impendence, impendency, be