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Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1934 (SND Vol. I).
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AUGMENTATION, n. Sc. law: an increase of stipend, to obtain which a parish minister had to raise an action (Process of Augmentation) in the Court of Teinds against the titular and heritors.Sc. a.1874 G. Outram Lyrics, Process of Augmentation i.:
Whoever shall oppose my claim for augmentation, I'll hold amongst my foes.
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