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This is an excerpt from Aristotle RC 99 Passage 93

Considering the slavish times in which it developed, the form of government known as ―constitutional monarchy‖ is granted to have been a noble creation. When the world was overrun with tyranny, the least remove therefrom was a glorious rescue.

what does the second line mean.. especially the phrase " the least remove therefrom"?

'remove' is not a verb in that sentence. It's a noun. I didn't know it could be a noun, but it's the only way that sentence makes sense. I looked it up, and yes, 'remove' can be a noun for 'a degree or stage of separation.'

'Therefrom' is 'from the world mentioned before.'

So the sentence means, "When the world was overrun with tyranny, [even the smallest distance from a world of tyranny] was a glorious rescue."
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