By-end
Pronunciation : By"-end`
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : Defn: Private end or interest; secret purpose; selfish advantage. [Written also bye-end.] "Profit or some other by-end." L'Estrange.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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