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First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
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Intertenyment, -iment, n. Also: -teiny-, -teani-, -tyny-, -tynniement. [f. Interteny v. Cf. Entertennyment.] Entertainment, maintenance.(a) 1563-72 Ferg. Tracts 48.
I am the more sorie … that suche as ye are hath interteniment in the palaices of Princes 1568 Hosack Mary Q. of Scots 529.
The warld … begouth to speik of it compairing Boithuillis intertenyment with that quhilk the king … ressauit at hir handes 1577 Reg. Privy C. II. 611.
To schaw thame … gude intertenyment in meit, drink, ferry fraucht, and utherwayis in thair cuming … or departing 1580 Reg. Morton I. 123.
We have sa pietiit hir caus that we have restorit hir to hir rentis and leving for hir honest intertenyment 1589 Edinb. B. Rec. V. 3.
That the guid toun wald … accept the intertenyment of his grace and hir cumpany and treyne 1615 Highland P. III. 239.
That the contentis of the letter was a letter of courtesie and thankis for his good intertenyment 1625 Acts V. (1817) 178/2.
Althogh thair be mony goode lawis maid for intertenyment of the poore(b) 1569-73 Bann. Memor. 63.
Gif a presoner can thinke ony interteaniment pleasing 1570 Leslie 50.
This familiar intertynyment lestit nocht lang 1616 M. Works Acc. XV. 8.
For … draff for the interteinyment of ten cairt hors 1624 Conv. Burghs III. 162.
The said office of conservatorie … quhose intertynniement, fies, and dewties ar payit … out of thair pursses of thair awin guidwill