a. Now Obs. or rare. Also 7 subcisive, subcesive, subsicive. [ad. L. subsecīvus, less correct f. subsicīvus, also (by transposition) -cesīvus, -cĭsīvus (cf. SUCCISIVE) cut off and left remaining, f. sub- SUB- 25 + secāre to cut (cf. SECTION).] Remaining over, spare: chiefly in subsecive hours.

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1613.  Jackson, Creed, I. To Rdr. C 3. The principal subiect of my subcisiue or vacant houres.

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a. 1640.  W. Fenner, Wilful Impen., Ep. Ded. I had thought to have sent it to my Lord of Warwicke for his subcisive howers.

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1652.  Needham, Dominium Maris, in Selden’s Mare Clausum (1663), 128. The subcesive or remanent part onely is left out unassigned.

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1832.  Southey, Lett. to J. W. Warter, 20 June. Next year it will become my chief object in those subsecive hours, for which I can find no English word.

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