environs, outskirts, suburbs, friend, companion, servants

attendants, servants

servants, attendants

the area around the city

custody, care, possession

citation, reference

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

give a reference, cite or quote an authority or source

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

by means of

dodge, evade, prevaricate

apropos

evasion, chicanery

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