unusual. [f. following vb.] A beginning.
1794. Southey, in Life (1849), I. 222. Here’s a row! here’s a kick up! here’s a pretty commence!
1804. J. Kenney, Matrimony, II. i. Here’s a pretty commence!
1808. W. B. Hewetson, Blind Boy, I. i. Before I make my approaches, I’ll make a commence with some pretty genteel sort of compliment.
