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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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Assigna, Assingna, -ay, n. Also: assignaye, assygnay, assynay; assyngna(y). [Var. of assigné, with usual substitution of -a for -é] = Assigné.In common use from c 1420, frequently together with air, executor, or cessionar.(a) 1406 Rep. Hist. MSS., Var. Coll. V. 79.
The said Jhon yheldand … proportionaly til … his mudir, or til hir assignayse, als mikil male [etc.] 1422 Stirlings of Keir 208.
The for-said Willȝam, … his ayeris … and assygnayis, I qwyt cleme perpetuely 1460 Peebles B. Rec. 135.
Thar ayris, exsycuturis, and assygnayis 1471 Acta Aud. 21/1.
To Patric Crauford assignay and procuratour for the said Nichol 1472 Bamff Chart. 29.
Because the said Thom made the said David Blare … his assigna 1506 Lennox Mun. 181.
My vnreuocable cessionar and assignaye 1509 Reg. Privy S. I. 288/2.
All uther thingis that to the office of lauchful assignay is knawin to pertene 1542 Ib. II. 699/1.
Makand him and his airis oure soverane lordis cessionaris and assignais 1562 Will Agnes Betoun 226.
Sche … ordanit hir saidis foure sonys hir undoutit assignais and cessionars … to the haill proffeits of the said ward 1597 Reg. Great S. 304/1.
To ane assignay of ony of the thrie personis … foirsaid 1648 Black Bk. Taymouth 105.
Johne Earle of Lowdoune, being assignay to the said Dame Juliane to thes soumes 1675 Glasgow B. Rec. III. 203.
Whilk houssis sall belong to them their aires and assynayes for the space of twa nyntine yeares(b) 1420 Reg. Episc. Moray 476.
To the said Willȝame the Hayis assyngnase, qwhateuer thai be 1457 Peebles B. Rec. 120.
The said Thom Dekson arris or assyngnay sal warrand the sayd Jonot in hir tak, hir arris or assyngnay 1492 Highland P. II. 193.
My vera lawchtful and ondoutit assingnay 1507 Wemyss Chart. 126.
I quytclame … the said Schir Ihon of Wemis, his ayris, … and assignais, for me, my ayris, … and my assingnais 1530–1 Maxwell Mem. 262.
The landis … to be disponit agayne be his henes.to the sayd Erle … his arris and assyngnayis 1551 Rec. Earld. Orkney 293.
Fra ws and all our ayris, executouris, and assingnayis