A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
Hide Quotations Hide Etymology
About this entry:
First published 2001 (DOST Vol. X).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Subcomitie, -committee, n. [17th c. Eng. sub-committee (1610).] A sub-committee, a part of a committee appointed for a special purpose. — a1633 Hope Major Pract. I 223.
Ane commission … to appoynt committies or subcomities for the better expeding of the work 1650 Acts VI ii 588/1.
The estaittis addis to the subcommittee for the conference the l[ord] Pollok and the provest of Glasgow
You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.
"Subcomitie n.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 2 May 2024 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/dost/subcomitie>
