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gravida
[ grav-i-duh ]
noun
, Obstetrics.
, plural grav·i·das, grav·i·dae [grav, -i-dee].
- a woman's status regarding pregnancy; usually followed by a roman numeral designating the number of times the woman has been pregnant.
- a pregnant woman.
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Quod bonis bene fit beneficium, gratia ea gravida est bonis.
From Project Gutenberg
The situation of Luce is expressed after her name in the old copy by the word gravida, and there seems no reason for omitting it.
From Project Gutenberg
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