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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Diversité, -itie, n. Also: dyw-, dyversyté, diversyté, -ytie, -itee, -ietie. [ME. dyversité (a 1340), diversitie, OF. diversité, L. dīversitas.]

1. Difference, dissimilarity, unlikeness. a1400 Leg. S. iii. 1040.
In ilke face in sum degre, Men fyndis diuersyte c1420 Wynt. i. Prol. 2.
As men ar be thare qualyteys Inclynyd tyl dywersyteys 1456 Hay I. 278/32.
Sa suld the diversitee of armes mak the knaulage of the diversitee of persounagis a1500 Bernardus 319.
It cordis il in ȝouthhede of a childe … Diuersiteis of wynis for to knaw 1513 Doug. v. viii. 3.
Equale armour, but dyversyte, On schulderis and thar gardeys buklys he 1551 Hamilton Cat. 4.
To se … sa gret diversitie of opiniouns a1578 Pitsc. I. 63/6.
I think it expedient to speik of diuersietieis of surnames 1584 Acts III. 310/2.
Diuersitie of pryces … of syndrie pecis of allayit money

2. Difference of opinion; dissension. 1566 Reg. Privy C. I. 479.
Quhilkis pretendand rycht to the said complenaris teyndis, makis sic cummer and diversitie that thai can haif na teynding a1578 Pitsc. I. 7/8.
Quhilk in this realme maid great diversitie