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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Discret(e, Discreit, a. Also: dyscret, -creit, discreyt, -creat(e; descret, -creit. [ME. discrete, -creet (14th c.), OF. discret(e, L. discrētus.] Discreet, decerning, judicious.(a) 1395 Menzies Chart. (Reg. H.) 10 Feb. (a reuerend man and a discret maystyr). 1450 Antiq. Aberd. & B. III. 135 (the sele of a discret man). c1420 Ratis R. 382 (discret, war and wys). 1471 Ayr Friars Pr. Chart. 53 (betwix worthy and dyscret men). a1568 Bann. MS. 238 b/3 (fair lady, gentill and discret).(b) 1456 Hay II. 148/37 (the maist discrete and wys man). Ib. 161/22 (a sufficiand and discrete man). 1483 Rec. Earld. Orkney 196 (the selis of twa worthy and discrete men). c1490 Irland Asl. MS. I. 24/3 (the prest suld be discrete). c1500-c1512 Dunb. lii. 10 (nocht ane meter … nor discreter).(c) 1454 Liber Coll. Glasg. 176 (discreyt religiouse men). c1500-c1512 Dunb. xlvii. 74 (anelufe … so rewthfull and discreit). 1560 Rolland Seven S. 8613 (courtes, debonar, and discreit). 1560 Bk. Disc. 242 (the most grave and discreate persoun). 1584 Acts III. 302 (ane discreit man to be birnar of the treis). 1594 Reg. Privy C. V. 165 (discreit, courtas, of gude inclinatioun).(d) 1472 Reg. Great S. 257/2 (richt descreit and worschipful men). 1534 Liber Coll. Glasg. 261 (ane descret man). 1570 Leslie 302 (with descret adwyse). 1657 Balfour Ann. IV. 115 (a myld and descreit letter).

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