custody, care, possession

citation, reference

deposit, make over, hand over, give in charge or possession of, transfer, consign, commit, deliver in trust

environs, outskirts, suburbs, friend, companion, servants

manor, mansion, house, dwelling, a large and spacious building

give a reference, cite or quote an authority or source

watchman, guard, steward or supervisor managing a village

references, indications

to write

to write down

handover

to go through labor pain, child-birth

references

dodge, evade, prevaricate

by means of

apropos

evasion, chicanery

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