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Partising, Partes(s)ing, n. Also: partiss-, partys-, parteis-; pairtiss-, -es-, -eiss- and -yng; partiesane. [OF. partison, -isson, -eisun partition, separation, with ending conformed in Sc. to that of the vbl. n. Only Sc.]Cf. Departising n., also Parting vbl. n. 1 and 5.

1. Formal division (of lands, goods, etc.) into (? equal) shares or portions; partition.(1) 1388 Bamff Chart. 22.
The qwilke foure … departit tham [lands] ewynly in tua … in the wetnes of the forsayd partysyng 1459 Rep. Hist. MSS., Varr. Coll. V. 81–2.
Of the partesyng of the laff of the landis 1547 Kinross Baron Ct. 10 June.
The partessing of the tovn and landis of Dolquecht 1565 Curle Coll. MS. (Reg. H.).
Thai sall part the said medow of Maxwell hauch betuix thaim … according to the partysyng befor maid 1575 Rec. Earld. Orkney 137.
That thai suld … mak equall partising and divitioun of the talis [etc.] 1575–6 Coll. Rebus Alban. 10.
The partising and deuisioun maid betwix me and Clane-alespik 1622-6 Bisset I. 297/27.
The schireff sall … cause … baith the pairties … to compeir … to heir and see the said partesing lauchfullie led and maid(b) 1577 Prot. Bk. J. Scott 38.
This diuisioun and pairteissing … of the haill … of the toun and landis(2) 1588 Prot. Bk. J. Inglis 21 June.
& thair to ressawe & equall partesing of the guddis & gere quhilkis he allages to apertene to hym as executour foirsaid 1593 Edinb. Test. XXV. 201 b.
He … lewis the haill insycht & plenissing … to … his spous but diuisioun or partesing 1621 Ib. LI. 84.
The haill and full benefice of the said contract … but partising or divisioun 1622-6 Bisset II. 224/9.
The partising of guidis and prysis salbe maid befoir the admirall

b. ? Entering into partnership. 1553 Edinb. B. Rec. II. 182.
The act maid anent the cullouring of vnfremenis gudis and partissing with men of Leyth

2. (A) legal separation or divorce (from, with, of one's spouse, or betwix or of the married couple). Also plur.(1) 1496 Acta Conc. II. 40.
For the persewt … of hir cause of divorce and partising forsaid 1512–3 Wigtownshire Chart. 195. 1551 Hamilton Cat. 236.
A man haffand displesure at his wife wald geve to hir a libel of partising 1561 Balfour Pract. 98.
The husband hes … cause to seik partising and divorcement gif his wife committis adulterie c1610 Melville Mem. 186.
Being sa laitly before maried with another that he had left without any cause of partissing(2) 1551 Hamilton Cat. 237.
Moses … tholit thame to commit the les syn quhilk was partising with thair wyffis 1560 St. A. Kirk S. 51.
And swa be the ordour of Goddis word plainlie reveled partising aucht to be led betuix us be the kirk 1567 Anderson Collect. Mary II. 275.
For the partising of the Erle Bothwell and his wyiff 1570-3 Bann. Trans. 472.
The lord Argyle desyred partiesane [M. parteising] of his wyfe for non adherence a1578 Pitsc. II. 217/14.
The nobilitie … held ane counsall tuiching the kingis mariaige and hir pairtissing Ib. 310/3.
Quha had gottin and obtenit pairtesing with his wyff(3) plur. 1576 Breadalbane Ct. Bk. 18.
Except testat geir teyndis partesingis or vther spirituall actions