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Ensample

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en⋅sam⋅ple

  [en-sam-puhl]
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–noun Archaic.
example.
Origin:
1200–50; ME < OF, var. (en- en- r. es-) of essample < OF < L exemplum example
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ensample 
"precedent," 1297, variant of asaumple, from O.Fr. essample "example" (see example). The survival of this variant form is due to its use in N.T. in K.J.V.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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