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Reconciliatioun, -siliatioun, n. Also: -ciliacion, -siliation(e, -cion, -cioune, -coun, -silieatioun, -syliacioune, -sylyatiowne, -cioune. [ME (13th c.) and e.m.E. reconsiliacio(u)n, -tion, -sylyacion (Lydgate), -cilyacion, -ciliation, F. réconciliation, L. reconciliatiōn-.]

1. The action of reconciling (persons, or one person to or with (? from) another); the result of this. Also, with indef. art. or pl., an instance of this.(1) c1400 Troy-bk. ii 73 (C).
The reconsyliacioune [v.r. -sylyacioune] Of Queyn Eleyne … Frome Menelay [L. cum Menelao] Ib. 47. c1490 Irland Asl. MS 27/3.
Thow may nocht cum to the reconsiliacoun and amite of God 1569 Reg. Privy C. II 10.
[They] sall entir in reconsiliatioun freindschip and amytie ilkane with utheris a1578 Pitsc. I 87/23.
Bot ony hope of reconsilieatioun(2) c1420 Wynt. v 3942.
Betwene [them] … Wes made … Gud reconsylyatiowne 1490 Irland Mir. I 107/19.
He … mycht mak pes and reconsiliacioune betuix God and man 1533 Boece 83.
The twa bredir … war tane … to mak reconsiliacion 1559 Knox VI 79.
Reconciliacion 1560 Knox II 83.
It is concordit and reconciliatioun of peace and amitie maid 1561 St. A. Kirk S. 141.
Seing na persuasion can mak reconsiliacion … pronuncis … Janat Kay divorcit(3) 1565–6 Reg. Privy C. I 423.
Accept the saidis offeris and aggre a finall reconsiliatioun 1631 Justiciary Cases I 196.
The reconsiliationes quhilk ar ingrossit in the seuerall depositiones being allowed and admittit for reconseilling of ony apparent contrarietie

b. The settling of a dispute or quarrel. 1603 Moysie 7.
Reconsiliatioun of the grudge and inimetie wes betuix the erles of Mortoun and Ergyle

c. Letter of reconciliatioun. c1575 Balfour Pract. 518.
Ane sufficient letter of slanes for the slauchter to the commitar thairof or ane sufficient letter of reconciliatioun for the mutilatioun to the committar of the samin

d. Readmission to the Church (after excommunication). 1595 Aberd. Council Lett. I 62.
The said erll being … in conference with the prisbiterie of Abirdene … for his reconsiliatioun to the kirk … and sall obtene himselff relayce fra the sentence of excommunicatioun

2. The purification of a temple. 1533 Bell. Livy II 227/13.
Eftir the reconsiliatioun of the templis, confederatioun … of amite was made