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First published 1971 (DOST Vol. IV).
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Necessary, -arie, a. Also: nessesarie, nesisarie, (neasserie). [ME. (Chaucer, Wyclif) and e.m.E. necessary, -arie, etc.] = Necessar a. 1456 Hay I. 204/12.
I say nocht na to mannis saule hele the sacrament of Goddis body is necessarie and spedefull Ib. 203/3.
Necessary 1513 Doug. vi. i. 67.
This tyme, quod scho, to stair and to devys, Govand on figuris, is not necessary [: tary] 1551 Hamilton Cat. 26.
Ane catechisme … contenand … thai thingis quhilk ar necessary to tham to ken and keip Ib. 284.
That He wald speak ony wordisin vaine or without necessarie cause 1558-66 Knox II. 212.
Unles he be fund a necessarie reidare in the same colledge or universitie 1572 Buch. Detect. (1727) 9.
His daylie necessarie expensis a1578 Pitsc. I. 4/11.
To pray me think it is verray necessarie [: studdie, memorie] That I sould fall considdering my neid 1590-1 R. Bruce Serm. 50.
Sa the sacrament is felloun necessarie 1593 Edinb. B. Rec. V. 84. 1596 Reg. Privy C. V. 309.
Generally to do all other things necessary for the execution of this commission 1638 Hamilton P. (Camden Soc.) 46.
Nesisarie itt is your partie be letten sea that [etc.] 1654 Inverness Rec. II. 210.
Wpone the … mending of the decayed and maist neasserie pairtis of the bridge 1654 Fam. Innes 175.
It wil be nessesarie that your lordship cause transcryive my factorie