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Domicile, -cele, n.1 Also: domicill, -cel(l, -ceill, -seill. [App. f. L. domicilii, gen. sing. of domicilium: see Domicile,n.2]
1. collect. Household effects. 1471 Acta Aud. 14/1.
Anent the wrangwis spoliacion and withhaldin of … vtensile & domicile, price xx li. 1480 Acta Conc. 54/2.
For the wrangwis withhalding of … vtisele & domicele extending to ten merkis 1490 Ib. 148/2.
Certane gudis, vtensill, and domicill, to the avale of ane hundreth merkis 1498 Ib. II. 226.
The wrangus spoliatioun and detencione of … utencile and domicile of the sade Jhone 1592 Wemyss Chart. II. 308.
All thingis effeiring thairto callit vttecell and domicell 1595 Brechin Test. I. 131.
John Mwrdo, tailȝeour, … had onlie the vtencell and domicell estimat to vjxxx lib. 1683 Melville Chart. 181.
We herby dispon to the said Lady Melvill … insight, plenishing, domicill, vticill, … silver worke [etc.]
2. An article of household.(a) 1568 Grant Chart. 288.
In vtencilis and domicilis 1595 Melville Chart. 138.
In vtencilis and domicilis by the airschipe Ib. 143.
In utencilis and domicilis, with the abuilzeamentis of hir bodie 1611 Fam. Rose 301.
The domicillis in siluer wark(b) 1596 Montgomery Mem. 233.
In utenceillis and domiceillis, jowallis, … ornamentis and abuilzementis of hir body 1609 Wemyss of Bogie MSS.
That there suld be ane perfyte and particular inventar maid of the haill utenseills and domiceillis 1630 Misc. Hist. Soc. II. 255.
God knawis quhat stat I was in … to redeime sum of thair very viticillis and domiseillis quhilk thay had pandit 1665 Grant Chart. 351.
I nominat … my eldest son … to be my sole executor … vith my heall goodis … both vticels and domicels 1672 Misc. Spald. C. V. 353.
Goods, … abuliments, vtinceills, domiceills
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