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First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
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Habitatioun, -acioun, n. Also: habitatiown, -yowne, -ion, habit-, habytacion. [ME. habitacion, -ioun (Chaucer), F. habitation, L. habitātio.] Residence, abode; a place of abode, a dwelling-place. Freq. in to mak habitatioun.(1) a1400 Leg. S. xxxvi. 276.
Manis conuersacione He fled, & mad habitacione In wildirnes c1420 Wynt. iv. 2000.
For till big wp agayne the towne And mak thare habitatyowne Thar 1459 Liber Aberbr. 108.
Quhar his predecessor … laborit the said land and maid habitatioun tharon 1490 Irland Mir. I. 58/12.
Oure natur … was … ordand for to haue habitacioun and rest in that haly place a1508 Kennedy Flyt. 410.
In Ingland, oule, suld be thyne habitacione 1533 Bell. Livy I. 70/1.
To mak the pepill resorte with mare frequent habitacioun on the said montane, he biggit his palice riall on the said montane 1533 Boece i. viii. 54.
In cavernis … thai made habitacioun(2) c1450-2 Howlat 552.
Archebald the honorable in habitaciounis 1456 Hay II. 132/28.
Than suld men have gude fyris to hete the ayre in thair habitacionis 1481 Peebles B. Rec. 188.
Thar successoris … to resid … in the habytacion to be maid on the said grond in chameris and wther byggyn 1497 Charter (Reg. H.) No. 611.
Beand lauchfully warnit … in our propire persone at our habitacioun or in our pariche kirk c1552 Lynd. Mon. 5015.
Kyng Salamone, … His plesand habitationis Precellit all vtheris nationis 1563-1570 Buch. Wr. 45.
Ludgeit in ane hous separate fra all uther habitatioun