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First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
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Intentit, ppl. adj. Also: intentet, -ed. [Intent v.] a. Intended. b. Made the subject of a law-suit. —a. 1568 Buch. Indict. 34.
Na thing thouchtfull quha suld prevail, bot quhasaeuer lost thinkeng to gayn and the mair suddanelie to atteine to the perfectioun of hir intentit purpois Ib. 46.
Quhen the clengeine wes done thair wes thoucht na forther to hauld bak the intentit conclusionb. 1636 Glasgow B. Rec. II. 40.
The bishopis intentet improbatioun 1678 Mackenzie Laws & C. ii. xvii. § 1.
Advocation is the away calling of an intented cause, or pursuit, from an inferiour, incompetent judicatory, to a higher, and more competent