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Quotation dates: 1531-1698
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Inhibit, v. Also: -ite, inhebit. P.t. inhibit, -ite. P.p. inhibited. [Late ME. inhybyt (1494): see Inhibit,p.p.] tr. To forbid, prohibit, espec. authoritatively. Variously const. With a. personal and b. non-personal object, and c. with omission of object.a (1) 1533 Bell. Livy II. 145/8.
As the maisteris inhibitis the servandis to have ony cumpany with uncouth men 1562 St. A. Kirk S. 179.
The Superintendent inhibitis the sayd Johane to … procead to mariaig wyth ony other person 1650 Aberd. B. Rec. IV. 78.
The counsell … inhibits … all persons … to burie any deceised persons within the … kirk(2) 1566 Reg. Privy C. I. 495.
Inhibitand the Lordis of Counsall … that thai pas na sic giftis … quhill the said Argentier be satisfiit 1572-5 Diurnal of Occurrents 183.
Thair wes ane proclamatioun … , inhibiting all personis, that nane … presume to dispute vpoun the kingis auctoritie a1578 Pitsc. I. 43/21.
Thair fatheris consall who inhibit thame that they ȝeid never baitht togither quhair thair was ony appeirance of … danger 1650 Aberd. B. Rec. IV. 112.
To inhibit the haill inhabitants … that … nane of them presume … to geue any … lodging to any extranier beggar 1681 Stair Inst. iv. l. § 4 (1826) 808.
Our will is … that ye inhibit and discharge the said B. … that he on no ways make any … alienation of his lands … in prejudice of the complainer(3) 1622 Rec. Convention of Royal Burghs III. 129.
Inhibiting the factouris … from tredding … in thair owne behooveb. 1574 Reg. Privy C. II. 390.
That thay suld inhibite and expreslie punishe the superstitious keping of festuall dayis 1599 Elgin Rec. II. 76.
All prophane pastyme inhibitedc. 1531 Bell. Boece II. 89.
He inhibite to … graif the signe of the croce on ony pament of kirkis 1533 Id. Livy I. 88/28.
Scho inhibit that this child war trublit [etc.] 1562-3 Winȝet I. 73/28.
St. Augustine inhibitis to promit saluatioun in that case to thame 1698 Banff Ann. I. 169.
The magistrats appoynt bages for such poor, … inhibiting to relive any poor except those who have badges
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