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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Defesance, n. Also: -ans, -ains, -aunce, defeis-, diffesance. [ME. defesance, AF. defesaunce, OF. defesance. Cf. Defaisance.]
1. Acquittance, discharge. 1399 Holyrood Chart. 113.
The defesance of foure score of pondis made throw the said religious men to the said Davi 1476 Acta Aud. 51/2.
Sic prufe and witnessing as he will vsse for him anent the defesance of the said obligatioun 1478 Ib. 63/1.
The lordis continewis the pruf assignit … to pruf his sufficiand defesans anent ane obligation 1482–3 Acta Conc. II. p. cxxvii.
Gif the said Laurence has ony sufficient defeisance he sall have regress agane as efferis 1500 Ib. 369.
[To produce] his lauchfull defesance and quitclamys of the gudis contenit in the summondis 1563 Reg. Cupar A. II. 275.
Sum of this defesance of quheit, ijc viij [bolls] Ib. 276.
Sum of the defesance of the restis
2. Deduction. 1516 Acta Conc. MS. XXVIII. 38.
Other lauchfull defesance being defalkit and takin of
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