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Sequestrat(e, v. P.t. and p.p. sequestrat(e, sequestret, sequestrated. [e.m.E. sequestrate (1546), late L. sequestrare. Cf. Sequester v.] tr.
1. a. Of a person: To remove, separate, exclude (fra, from (the society of) another). Also, once, reflex. b. Of things: To remove, put away; set aside (fra something, also, once, to someone's use), freq. of money set aside for some purpose.a. pres. c1650 Spalding II 50.
Desyring there assistance to sequestrat Traquhair from the kingp.p. a1538 Abell 30a.
King Findok be twa Ylis man wes slane in hunting sequestret fra his men 1567 Facs. Nat. MSS III lv.
It is … concludit … that hir maiesties persoun be sequestrat fra all societie of the said Erll Boithuile 1568 Hosack Mary Q. of Scots I 531.
He [was] fremmitlie sequestrat fra all societie of the foreyne ambassadors … within Streuiling Castell a1578 Pitsc. I 140/7.
His wickit consallouris and flatteraris … sould be … sequestrat of his companie 1607 Misc. Abbotsf. C. 71.
In fetteris fast; sequestrat sad fra joyis 1612 Inverness Rec. II 90.
They sall tak order that all lipper fokis sall be sequestrat and not sufferit to hawe recet in any publict company 1645 S. Leith Rec. 65/2.
[That] all … who are not wholle of thar wounds of the plague be sequestrat and put apart out of this tounereflex. 1623 Aberd. B. Rec. II 380.
Mr. Alexander Wedderburne … quha is now presentlie in England occupiet in a pedagogie, yit being resoluit to sequestrat himselff frome all suche cares [etc.]b. pres. 1513 Doug. xi iii 76.
Twelf days of trewys thai band, to stanch debait, Forto kepe paix, and werys sequestrate [L. pace sequestra] c1550 Rolland Ct. Venus i 249.
[Gap]waill hart fra hir to sequestratep.p. 1614 S. Leith Rec. 12/2.
That the haill repairing sall be sequestrate from the poore silver 1629 Broxmouth & Pincarton Baron Ct. 21 April.
The tennentis … sall keip the said broome & quhines sequestrate to my lordis vse fra all cutting destroying or awaytaking 1632 Aberd. Council Lett. I 367.
That the moneyis be sequestrat on bank for some few yeirs 1632 Cochran-Patrick Coinage II 34.
The generall and maister of his majesties cunyiehous has sequestrat some quantitie of the copper coyne 1660 Edinb. B. Rec. IX 223.
The Papist bookis … quhilk wer sequestrat for a tyme and layed in the laiche Parliament Hous
2. p.p. Of property: To be diverted temporarily into the hands of another pending the fulfilment of some requirement by the owner. 1573 Reg. Privy C. II 262.
To remane arreistit and sequestrat ay and quhill the possessour of the benefice mak the minister or reidar sure of thair appointit stipend 1609 Skene Reg. Maj. i 63.
Gif the patronage of anie kirk is sequestrat in the kings hands, be reason of the contumacie of the patron a1633 Hope Major Pract. I 162.
The band … could not be perfyted without the mony had bein peyed or sequestrat to James Jhonston 1652 Lamont Diary 40.
The rest of the lands were sequestrat during Robert Maitland … his life onlie, (because he was not infeafte) 1664 Wodrow Hist. I (1828) 398.
Whoever … should not … pay the sums … imposed on them … their estates, rents and goods forthwith to be sequestrate and raised for our use
3. To confiscate, take permanent possession of (goods, etc.).pres. 1649 Acts VI ii 724/1.
That warrand may be grantit to Mr. Robert Forfarr to sequestrat the guidis, geir, comptbookis & vtheris of vmquhill Walter Douglas 1684 Wodrow Hist. IV (1830) 55.
An arrestment had been used … sequestrating all then resting by them to the lady, till her fine of nine thousand merks was paidp.t. 1688 Lauder Notices Affairs II 861.
The toun sequestrated and sealled his wrytts a1691 Kingston Contin. Ho. Seytoun 75.
The rebells in Scotland sequestrat from him his estatep.p. 1641 Kirkcudbr. Min. Bk. 157.
The whole goodes, geir, cornes, cattle, rentes and uthers perteining to thame, and now to the publict, are sequestrate and appryset to the use of the public 16… Ouchterlony in Macfarlane's Geog. Coll. II 30.
The present laird … was fyned and his estate sequestrat for a long tyme by the rebells
b. To seclude, keep from public access. 1665 Aberd. B. Rec. IV 221.
His houss and familie to be sequestrat and closit vp for fourtie dayes tyme
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