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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Steven \Ste"ven\, noun [AS. stefn, stemn, voice; akin to D. stem, G. stimme, Goth. stibna.]
1. Voice; speech; language. [Obs. or Scot.]
Ye have as merry a steven As any angel hath that is in heaven. --Chaucer.
2. An outcry; a loud call; a clamor. [Obs.] --Spenser.
{To set steven}, to make an appointment. [Obs.]
They setten steven for to meet To playen at the dice. --Chaucer.
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