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Accountant (adjective)

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Accou'ntant. adj. [from account.] Accountable to; responsible for.

His offence is so, as it appears
Accountant to the law upon that pain. Shakesp. Meas. for Meas.

I love her too,
Not out of absolute lust (though, peradventure,
I stand accountant for as great a sin)
But partly led to diet my revenge. Shakespeare's Othello.

Sources: Shakespeare's Measure for Measure (39) · Shakespeare's Othello (60)

Attributes: Adjective (426)

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