Definition of "in fine"

Presently, when they had exchanged a few kisses, and questions in broken English on one side, he began to unbutton, and, in fine, stripped into his shirt.

1749, John Cleland, Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure, Penguin, published 1985, page 66

All men are born free and equal, and have certain natural, essential, and unalienable rights; among which may be reckoned the right of enjoying and defending their lives and liberties; that of acquiring, possessing, and protecting property; in fine, that of seeking and obtaining their safety and happiness.

1780, Constitution of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Article I

Then again, why should there not be an ‘Emigration Service,’ and Secretary, with adjuncts, with funds, forces, idle Navy-ships, and ever-increasing apparatus; in fine an effective system of Emigration; […]

1843, Thomas Carlyle, “III, The One Institution”, in Past and Present, book 4

“In fine, we thought that he was everything / To make us wish that we were in his place.”

1897, Edwin Arlington Robinson, Richard Cory

“My temper is sweet, and my character without blemish. In fine, Miss Dobson, I am a most desirable parti.”

1911, Max Beerbohm, Zuleika Dobson

[…] the church was told in fine that Brother Ayer must stop his singing […]

1961, “Trouble In The Amen Corner”, performed by Jim Reeves