excuse (n.)
pardon, dispensation, exoneration
Cor I.iii.103[Virgilia to Valeria] Give me excuse, good madam
E3 IV.v.91[King John to Charles] thy licence lies in me, / And my constraint stands the excuse for thee
Luc.235[Tarquin to himself, of Collatine] were he not my dear friend, this desire / Might have excuse to work upon his wife
TS induction.2.123[Page as Sly's wife to Sly, of staying out of Sly's bed] I hope this reason stands for my excuse
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