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Aisiament, Asiament, n. Also: aysya-, asyament; aiesseament. [med.L. aisia-, aysiamentum (in Sc. documents from c 1144). Cf. Aisment.]
1. A material means of convenience or relief; a convenience or advantage, esp. in connexion with the occupation of land; an ‘easement’.Frequent in charters and other documents in the enumeration of privileges attaching to landed property.(a) 1406 Reg. Great S. II. 17/2.
The said landis … wyth al other fredomys, aisiamentis, comoditez, and rythwys pertinentis c1420 Wynt. vii. 2326.
The mwnkys … he suld restore … to thare abbay, Wyth thare possessyownys and thare rentys, Wyth wont fredomys and aysyamentys 1520 Dunferm. B. Rec. 174.
The said Villiem haffand na vthir aisiamentis than the forsaid sidwal 1552 Prot. Bk. J. Robeson 19b.
The said Robert … sall occupy … xv futtis of erth … swa that he ma construct and big aisiamentis thairvpoun to his vtilite & proffitt 1587 Melrose R. Rec. III. 333.
With all uther aisiamentis, profeitis and commoditeis perteining … thairto(b) 1431 Buccleuch Mun. II. 29.
Witht all frutis, asyamentis, … to the sayd landis … belangand 1488 Aberd. B. Rec. I. 44.
The haile clerkschip … with al … asiamentis, profitis, and deviteis, aucht and wont, perteninge 1512 Reg. Privy S. I. 359/2.
To flit the pend of the … Frere Wynd for making of neidfull asiamentis in the sammyn 1556 Crim. Trials I. ii. 389.
Lugeing, bedding, stabulling, or vtheris quhatsumevir asiamentis and necessaris 1585 Reg. Privy C. IV. 6.
To prepare a tolbuith … with buirdis, baris, seatis and utheris asiamentis necessar for the Sessioun 1614 Ayr Friars Pr. Chart. 113.
With all privilegis, commoditeis, fredomes and asiamentis … contenit in the fundatioun infeftment gift 1633 Acts V. 121/2.
The lands … with the haill liberties, … asiaments and commodities mentionat in the said infeftment
2. Convenience (of a person). 1459 Liber Aberbr. 107.
For … aisiament of the said smyth owr predecessoris owrlukyt and tholyt the smyth tyll byg ane smyde in the moss
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