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Vilipensioun, -cioun, -tioun, n. Also: vylipensyon, vilepensione, villipensioun, velipentioun. [e.m.E. vilipension (1538), the condition of being despised, OF vilipension, med. L. vilipension-, f. L. vīlipendere.] Contemptuous or scornful behaviour; arrogance; contempt for others or the law. Also const. of the person or thing despised.(1) 1456 Hay II 98/10.
Mekle lauchter … lakkis reverence … and engenderis vilipensioun and lychtlynes quhen it excedis ?a1500 Dewoit Exerc. 193.
The gret vilipencioun that Ȝe tholit for mankind c1500-c1512 Dunb. (OUP) 19/116.
I have synnit … In … Imprudence, derisioun, scorne and vilipencioun, Presumpcioun, inobedience and contempcioun 1535 Stewart 37984.
Thinkand it wes greit vilipensioun To put him doun fra his auctoritie 1569 Reg. Privy C. II 63.
Rebellis … oppressand our soverane lordis trew liegis … makkand thairthrow justice lychtleand, and vilipendand his majesteis authoritie, takand na regaird thairof … bot gevand evill exempill to utheris … wickit personis to do the lyke vilipensioun, rebellioun, and oppressioun(2) 1535 Stewart 27995.
In vilipensioun of this king Modred … Tha slew thame baith [sc. his sons] 1535 Stewart 35739.
Vilipentioun a1538 Abell 6*b.
Honor warldly causys wys & vylipensyon of the puyr 1553 Reg. Privy C. I 141.
Na maner of gudis can be had … bot at the thrid hand, to the greit velipentioun and lychtlying of the saidis actis 1561 St. A. Kirk S. 81.
Contrar the institucion of Crist and in vilepensione of his preciows blud sched for … mankynd 1569 Inverness Rec. I 176.
In hie vilipentioun of the prowest 1610 Inverness Rec. II 74.
Be the negligence, owersicht, and villipensioun of the giftis of God