What is to set up a claim to; to make presence to; hence, to put on or present an appearance of. I do profess to be no less than I seem. Shak called?
profess — To set up a claim to; to make presence to; hence, to put on or present an appearance of. I do profess to be no less than I seem. Shak. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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