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Webster 1828 Edition

ppr.

Taking; accepting; admitting; embracing; believing; entertaining.

receiving

receiving ‎(plural receivings)

The act by which something is received; reception.
- Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume IV (Isaiah to Malachi)
  Those that are received graciously may, and must, render the calves of their lips — poor returns for rich receivings, yet, if sincere, more acceptable than the calves of the stall.