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Prosperité, -yte(e, n. Also: -itee, -itey, -itie; -etie; -atie; -rité. [ME and e.m.E. prosperité (Ancr. R.), -itee, -itie, F. prosperité (prosperitet a 1140 in Littré), L. prosperitāt-, good fortune, success, prosperity, f. prosper, prosperus Prosper adj., Prosper(o)us adj.] The condition of being prosperous, successful or thriving; good-fortune, success, well-being; prosperity. Also, once, pl. in same sense. b. An instance of this.(1) c1420 Ratis R. 1604.
Quhilys pes and prosperyte, Quhilys weir and gret infyrmyte 1456 Hay I 241/22.
All princis … suld sett thair besy cure … to kepe the labouraris, sa that thair dede have better prosperitee Ib. II 90/21.
And than suld his regne have na prosperitee c1460 Thewis Wysmen 325.
Prosperytee c1500-c1512 Dunb. lxv 16.
A paralous lyfe is vaine prosperite 1531 Bell. Boece I 8.
Ouir greit prosperite engeneris evil maneris 1533 Boece 139 b. c1552 Lynd. Mon. 5002.
So all warldly prosperitie Is myxit with gret miseritie(2) 1447 Cart. S. Giles 78.
That I sal … dayly say mes … for the prosperite of … the king [etc.] c1490 Irland Asl. MS 70/20.
Beand evill content in my hert of the prosperite of other personis 1527 Douglas Corr. 119.
I … hes hard of ȝour … prosperite in ȝour vayage in the partis beȝond 1531 Lynd. (S.T.S.) IV 255.
The werrite of the kyngis grace our sowerainis prosperrite 1533 Boece 139 b.
The king interpret all to the prosperite of Scottis 1540 Lynd. Sat. 210 (B).
Prosperetie a1568 Bann. MS I p. 32/8.
Thy prosperitie … as it cumis so will it pas away — 1535 Stewart 37449.
Thow tuke sic thing on hand Throw sic desire that thi prosperitie Suld bruke the croun with haill auctoritie(3) 1513 Doug. i vii 65.
Of the cite the gret prosperite c1552 Lynd. Mon. 1171.
Rememberyng … Off Paradyce the prosperitie(4) 1375 Barb. xx 183 (E).
Myn hart fichyt sekyrly was, Quhen I wes in prosperite [etc.] a1400 Leg. S. xl 1434.
To gang hame thu sal hable be … in prosperyte c1420 Ratis R. 433.
Manis kynd dois best indwre In gud heill and prosperytee a1500 Henr. Fab. 1939 (Bann.).
Best is be war in maist prosperitie Id. Test. Cress. 548.
Thy gentilnes I countit small in my prosperitie 1533 Bell. Livy I 14/19.
His toun … than flowand in hie prosperite and riches 1560 Conf. Faith in Acts II 529/2. a1578 Pitsc. II 44/11.
All was bot chance in weirfair, the nyght in prosperatie, the morne in thraill a1585 Maitland Maitl. Q. xi 55.
Ken ay thy self best in prosperitie 15.. Reg. Episc. Aberd. I 385.
And the blissit wirgyn conserue yowr L. in prosperitepl. c1460 Regim. Princ. 157 (Fairf.).
Iustice … Haldis pepill in pes & gude prosperiteys(5) a1500 Henr. Fab. 377 (Asl.).
Gret haboundans and blynd prosperite Oft tymes makis ane evill conclusioun Ib. 2228. a1499 Contempl. Sinn. 28 (Harl.).
Fy on … Thy blindand blandyssing and perelous prosperite 1513 Doug. x viii 153.
Vpheit sone in blynd prosperyte(6) c1466-80 Letter from Lord Hamilton.
Gode kep ȝour ladischip in gude prosperyte c1500-c1512 Dunb. lxxx 9.
God giue thé guid prosperitie 1550–1 Corr. M. Lorraine 347.
I beseik God to preserve your grace … in lang lyfe and gud prosperite a 1552–3 Balcarres P. 311.
Pleis ȝour grace to wit the quenis grace … is in gude prosperite and heell living to God 15.. Clar. ii 385.
Ȝour ladyheid, Whom God in gud prosperitie conserveb. c1420 Ratis R. 493.
To be a man … Havand the tothir prosperyteis Faland to mankynd Ib. 498.
That is a nobile prosperytee 1549 Compl. 70/18.
The … barran feildis quhilkis … hed bene fertil in al prosperiteis