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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Decourt, v. [Also e.m.E. (1633), but chiefly Sc.]

1. tr. To force out of, to dismiss or banish from, the Court. 1595 Highland P. I. 162.
George Balfoir … schew me qhow the Laird of Caddel wes lyke to decourt me and my freinds c1610 Melville Mem. 91.
The house of Guise wer also by hir decourted at the estaitis of Orleans 1638 Baillie I. 74.
When the Thesaurer was decourted 1664 Nicoll Diary 407.
The Erle … , a great minyeon with the Kinges Majestie, finding himselff decourtit [etc.] c1680 W. Row Blair 461.
Middleton thus decourted and all his places taken from him

2. To dismiss from an office. c1650 Spalding I. 301.
Gryt gyderis of the Erll Marschall since the decourting of Robert Keith Ib. II. 19 marg.
Lyndsay [is] decourtit