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Professit, Profest, ppl. adj. Also: professed, proffest. [ME or e.m.E. (y-)professed (Piers Plowman's Crede), profest(e (c1440): cf. Professit,p.p.]
1. That has made his (her) profession of religion or taken the vows of a religious order. Also transf. 1516 Reg. Privy S. I 441/2.
The said abbot … hes send … his power … till his professit monk of Cisteaux Dene Thomas Fasyntoun a1538 Abell 83a.
Quhar it is said at a religios persone profest is oblist to keip that rewll thotht thai wer defraudfullie inducit 1558 Melrose Reg. Rec. III 163, 164.
Patrik Yester ane prost [sic in pr.] monk of Balmerinacht … , … Dene Jhone Yester his bruther germane, profest mounk of the said abbay 1565 Reg. Privy S. V i 592/1.
Gilbert Broun sumtyme professit bruthir of … New Abbaytransf. c1550 Rolland Ct. Venus ii 873.
The ten sibillis and the fatallis profest The graces thre on ground most gudliest
2. That has declared oneself to be what the noun states (Profes v. 6), avowed, self-acknowledged.(1) 1531 Bell. Boece (M) I 255.
The Pichtis passis to bataill aganis thair frendis with thair profest inimijs [L. cum suis ex professo hostibus] 1568 Lyndesay Pref. (S.T.S.) 399.
That this our authour being sa plane aganis thame, and as it war professit enemie to thame, culd eschaip [etc.] 1588 Lett. Jas. VI to Eliz. 52.
And wishing yow a successe convenient to those that are inuadit by Goddes professed enemies 1616 Sutherland Bk. II 122.
The chansler quha wes his … professit freind is his professit onefreind 1666 Laing MSS I 350.
But the provist as a profest friend to you hes refused them(2) 1628 Aberd. Council Lett. I 291.
The insolenceis of proffest and avowed papistes 1671 Aberd. B. Rec. IV 277.
Thomas Milne, cordiner, ane profest Quaker
b. Of virtue: That one claims to possess, pretended, alleged. — 1641 R. Baillie Unlawf. Lim. Episc. 5.
The greatest part of your professed vertue, we find to consist in a key-coldnes
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