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First published 2001 (DOST Vol. X).
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Sugillation, n. [e.m.E. sugillation (1623), suggillation (1654), L. sūgillātiōn-.] A defamatory rumour, a slander. — 1660 Lauderdale P. I 55.
If the late sugillations have had any rise from this I … suspect the hand of Mistris Christian who loves you as she doeth me upon one and the same score
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"Sugillation n.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 3 May 2024 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/dost/sugillation>
