versal

adj, noun — 2 senses

adj

Etymology Clipping of universal.

I'll warrant you, when I say so, she looks as pale as any clout in the versal world.c. 1591–1595 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Romeo and Ivliet”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act IV, scene iv]:

noun

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