Also 7 emphasie [as if. a. Gr. *ἐμφασία, f. ἐμφα-: see EMPHASIS.] = EMPHASIS.
1612. Brinsley, Pos. Parts (1669), 55. Or else for more emphasie, that is, for speaking more significantly.
1656. in Blount, Glossogr.
1692. in Coles.
