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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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Quotation dates: 1498-1586
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Captivité, -itie, n. Also: captivetie. [ME. captyvyté, F. captivité, L. captīvitas.] Captivity.a1499 Contemplacioun of Synnaris 503 (spirituale captiuite). c1515 Asloan MS I. 321/3 (fre passage fra thraldom & captiuite). 1513 Doug. ii. ii. 32 (presoneris in captiuite). 1533 Bell. Livy II. 166/21 (haldin in lang captiuite). 1535 Stewart 25185 (without ransoun or captiuitie). 1558-66 Knox II. 176 (to redeme frome captivitie). a1578 Pitsc. I. 90/22 (in captiuetie and presoun). a1570-86 Maitland Folio MS clxxii. 22 (in captiuetie).
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