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First published 1971 (DOST Vol. IV).
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Matur(e, a. Also: matture, matour, matuir. [e.m.E. and late ME. mature (1454), L. mātūrus ripe.]

1. Of a person's age: That of a fully developed, adult or ‘mature’ person; adult. 1524 Arran in St. P. Henry VIII IV. i. 158.
Not as ane pupile in juvente and lese aige, bot as ane maist noble excellent prince of perfit mature aige

2. Of thought or deliberation: Duly prolonged and careful, exhaustive. 1530 Edinb. B. Rec. II. 33.
The richtis [etc.] … considerit and riply auisit and matur deliberatioun had thairupone 1553 Reg. Privy C. I. 141.
Efter lang reasoning with matour deliberatioun 1566 Dunferm. B. Rec. 219.
Mature 1567 Facs. Nat. MSS. III. lv.
Sua that efter mature consultatioun … it is … concludit [etc.] 1570 Canongate Ct. Bk. 176.
Eftir matuir deliberatioun had thairintill 1580 Rec. Earld. Orkney 355.
Matuir 1602 Shetland Sheriff Ct. MS. 47 b.
The essyse taking lang and mature deliberatioun 1610 Glasgow Trades House 29.
Matuir ? 1611 Ib. 533.
All … after ripe advisement and matture deliberation thought most expedient [etc.]

b. transf. Said of the thinker: Thoughtful, careful. — 1561 Q. Kennedy Compendious Ressonyng (ed.) 152/15.
Becaus he is mature and constant in all his deliberatiouns