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Necessar(e, n. Also: necesar(e, neces(s)air(e, -er, neceissar, -cyssar, nes(s)esar, -er, nes(s)isa(i)r, nesisr, (necesisur). [North. ME. necessar (Rolle), otherwise appar. only Sc., f. Necessar(e a.] Only in plur.: Necessaries, necessities.

1. Material needs or requirements.a. Applied to the more or less essential requirements of persons, as food, clothing, housing, etc.; also to the provisions of an army. 1386 Rot. Sc. II. 85/2.
& at thai may … by thar vitailles and other thair necessairs
1510 Reg. Privy S. I, 317/2.
To cum … quhare thai pleis, for the biing of thair necessaris
1512 Treas. Acc. IV. 340, 1517 Edinb. B. Rec. I. 169.
Necessaris
1531 Bell. Boece I. xxiii.
With sic fouth … of metallis that the samin ar nocht onlie sufficient for all maner of necessaris to the peple of the said ile [etc.]
Ib. iv. 1536 Q. Margaret in St. P. Henry VIII V. 43.
For carying of thar veveris and uthyres necyssares
1548 Reg. Cupar A. II. 55.
To cut … ony of the samyn [wood] … except it be to thair awing necessaris alanerlie
1548–9 Treas. Acc. IX. 280.
Blak welwote to be Lady Barbara hudis, cornettis and other necessares
1548–9 Corr. M. Lorraine 296.
Nessesares
1558-66 Knox II. 446.
Necessaris
1562–3 Linlithgow Sheriff Ct. 20 Mar.
Archbald Mathie sall ressaue his barne … and furnis hir all necesisuris
1565 Cal. Sc. P. II. 183.
Lakyng wharwith to by my neseserys
a1578 Pitsc. I. 237/21. 1581-1623 James VI Poems I. 215/119.
Necessairis
a1597-1617 Hist. Jas VI (M.C.) 338.
Huntlie also to the end the ennemie sould have na thing to feid upon … had spulyeit all necessers
1600-1610 Melvill 29.
I haid my necessars honestlie aneuche of my father bot nocht els
1619 Garden Elphinstoun 347. 1644 Aberd. B. Rec. IV. 32. 1652 Honours Scotl. 120.
To send me some nessesers … sick as fishis
1656 Rothesay B. Rec. 265.
To labour and work to the inhabitants … in all thair necessars of smithe wark
1666 Carstairs Lett. 161.
With his bording and other nesisars
1668 Dunbar Moray Doc. 133.
And som of hir cloathes and necessars
1689 Reg. Privy C. 3 Ser. XIV. 513.
Necessars

b. Necessary or requisite supplies, equipment, tackle or furnishings, other than personal. 1479 Mill Mediæv. Plays 117.
Vthiris necessaris of the play
1511 Treas. Acc. IV. 196.
For the haill harnesing … in bukkillis, pendasis [etc.] … and utheris necessaris thairto
1535–6 M. Works Acc. MS. IV. 65.
To the haill furnysing of candyll to the wrychtis and tyll all othir necessaris
1545 Treas. Acc. VIII. 423.
To … mend the necessaris of the samyn [artillery]
1545–6 Ib. 433. 1547 Armstrong Hist. Liddesdale I. App. lxxx.
Necessares
1548 Treas. Acc. VIII. 242. 1548–9 Ib. IX. 281. 1551 Reg. Cupar. A. II. 71. 1551 Treas. Acc. X. 42.
To by colis and certane utheris necessaris to Lady Annis chalmer
1553 Reg. Cupar A. II. iii.
Vphaldand the queir in vestmentis, ornamentis and all vthir necessaris
1560 Rolland Seven S. 7659. Ib. 8716. 1563 Montgomery Mem. 198.
To vpehaid the samyn place in … sclait, tymmer … and all vtheris neceissaris
1566 Treas. Acc. MS. 109.
For … barrellis and vtheris necesseris preparit for bewalling of the king grace
1566 Peebles B. Rec. I. 302.
Nessisairis
1570 Leslie 192.
The castell … wes so well furneshed with all necessares … that [etc.]
1581 15th Rep. Hist. MSS. App. viii. 29.
Necessairis
1593 Edinb. B. Rec. V. 102.
Necessars
c1610 Melville Mem. 361.
With men, monition and all kynd of necessairs
1611 M. Works Acc. (ed.) I. 334.
Nessesars
1613 Conv. Burghs II. 391.
With schip-hoyes and all vther necessars
1621 Black Bk. Taymouth 353.
Kailyeardis with sufficient dykis, kaill and utheris necessaris
1631 Edinb. Test. LV. 35.
Certane wechtes buistes & vther small necessares in the buith
1641-8 Skipper's Acc. (Smettone) 24.
For arin vark & vther nesisrs as roset & brid & drink & mapes
1646 Tulliallan Coal Wks. 244 b.
For leding off timber to the warks and oder neseseres
1649 Edinb. Test. LXIV. 268.
Consisting of harrow, barrow and vther necessaris belonging to his labouring
1650 Glasgow B. Rec. II. 518.
Givine to a kairter for drawing necessars to the work
1673 Kirkcudbr. B. Rec. MS. 8 Jan.
Twa … new ferrie boats … with all ornaments and necessars belonging therto
1692 Misc. B. Rec. 64.
For small necessars for the gunns

c. Requisites, requirements, more generally; also const. for or to a purpose or (for) to do something. 1533 Boece v. i. 163 b.
Preparing all necessaris for hoisting
1549 Treas. Acc. IX. 300.
Preparing of the keching and other necessares of the said place
15.. Clar. ii. 1353.
He bad tham thair all necessaris intake, Heir ane triumphand banquet for to make
1553–4 Edinb. B. Rec. II. 284.
Pynors' feis, cart hyre and uther necessars
1588 Prot. Bk. J. Inglis 23 May.
& said that he wald be steward thairof sa lang as thair wes ony necessaris to sustene thame thairin
1596 Dalr. II. 193/2. Ib. I. 65/17, II. 419/4.
He hes hame-brocht syluer, suddartis, and vther necessairs in the weiris
1612 Glasgow B. Rec. I. 328.
To prepair sik chenyeis of irne, towis … and vthir necessaris for taking avay of the saidis stanis
1619 Edinb. B. Rec. VI. 199. 1639 Wemyss Chart. 266.
Bot moneys or amunition and the vther necessares for their leadning bake to the cuntrye again
1639 Johnston Diary Ia. 47.
The want of all the necessares of warre
1641–2 Misc. Spald. C. V. 106.
To John Menȝeis … for helping him to buy necessars for his louratione
1674 Edinb. B. Rec. X. 171.
Necessarys
1697 Foulis Acc. Bk. 204.
To my good doughter to wair for necessars to my mariage

2. In non-material uses: a. Needful or essential rights of access or use (in property). b. Needful or necessary busmess or management of affairs. c. Necessary or useful work.a. 1507 Dunferm. B. Rec. I. 349.
Heretable stait … witht fre ische and entra and witht all uthir necessaris aucht and wont
1564 Inverness Rec. I. 116.
Johne Merschell … gat licience … to wse his necessaris in the locht
1586 Bk. Univ. Kirk II. 659.
That … such as … sall have manses or gleibs, sall have thair necessars therto, such as fewell and pastourage
b., c. 1526 Reg. Privy S. I. 513/2.
All … the provisionis and necessaris concerning us that suld be done be our casualite to provide, forsee and furnis
1564–75 Hamilton & Campsie Test. I. 43.
To ane leiche … for his furth bringing lyikwalk and vther necessaris
a1578 Pitsc. I. 354/7.
[The king] caussit the said craftismen to apparall his pallaceis in all maner of operatioun and necessaris
1635 Justiciary Cases I. 235.
Without spairing of coist and charges for our jorney and uther necesseris belanging to our coronatioun

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