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First published 2000 (DOST Vol. VIII).
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(Sete,) v. P.p. seat(t)ed, saited. [e.m.E. seat (1577); Sete n. Cf. Sit v.] tr. a. passive To be seated in council. Cf. Sit v. 4. b. reflex. and passive To establish (oneself); to be resident; to dwell (in a place). Cf. Sit v. 7. c. passive Of a house, etc.: To be situated (upon a rock, etc.). —a. 1668 Conv. Burghs III 606.
Of the counsell … sevin shall be a quorum, the haill counsellers being alvayes saited aither personallie or at ther duelling houssis to keep each counsell day —b. 1644 Baillie II 164.
He hes come and seatted himself in that unhappie toun as the king's lieutenant in the north 16… Macfarlane's Geog. Coll. II 207.
A very antient and powerfull family in this tract who have been seated here since the tymes of K. Malcolm the 3^d —c. 1630-1651 Gordon Geneal. Hist. 8.
A house weill seated upon a mote hard by the sea 1684 Symson Descr. Galloway 114.
The castell of Cardines seatted vpoune a craigey and heigh rocke