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Sithement, Syth(e)ment, n. Also: syith-, saithment, (sayhcment). [Aphetic form of Assithment n., or f. Sith v.²]

1. Satisfaction given to a person by payment, esp. by way of compensation for loss or injury. Also, an instance of this. = Assithment n. 1. Also b. Const. of (the offence, or the parties concerned). = Assithment n. 1 b.(1) 1525 Gordon's Aberd. 65.
Compositioun sythment and kinbutt to tak 1533 Boece 366b.
Al the gudis of Scotland for the life of thame quhilk in batel … war slane ar na competent price nor syithment 1552 Breadalbane P. (Reg. H.) No. 82.
Sythement to be maid be hym for the scathes forsaid 1589 Prot. Bk. J. Inglis 6 April.
Full contentatione, saithment & payment of all kynd of furnesing of feisches quhatsumeuir 1625 Misc. Spald. C. V 223.
With fyve li. of sythment to the pertie(2) c1460 Regim. Princ. 180 (Maitl.).
Eftir the dome the partys to content Without delay to mak the sythment 1554 Prot. Bk. Sir Wm. Corbet 20.
The Mwrdois … resauit ane sythment, into the Kyrk of Legerwod … for the slauchter of Richart Luderdaill a1597-1617 Hist. Jas. VI (1825) 159.
Till he sould … procure a sythment to be maid to the offendit partieb. 1517 Acta Conc. Publ. Aff. 88.
As for sythment of partes viz. my lord of Ergeyle and Makaen 1568 Crail B. Ct. 1 Sept.
Villiam Dauidsoun … grantis … sayhcment maid to hyme of the innocent slawhter of Robert Dauidson

2. Satisfaction other than monetary; redress. = Assithment n. 2. 1531 Bell. Boece II 394.
The freir Carmelite … wes … commandit be King Robert, in sithement of his ransoun, to write as he saw 1560 Rolland Seven S. 1909.
This is na mendis to me, Howbeit it be ane syithment to my hart 1570 Sat. P. xxiv 100.
Thow sall heir ma nouells as farder proceids, Bot not to thy sythment as sum men intends 1572 Sempill Sat. P. xxx 218.
The Lord … send vs ane sythment of this suddane slauchter a1651 Calderwood III 346.
The Lord Hammiltoun and Claud, Abbot of Pasley, made publict sithement to the Erle of Angus … comming … bare-footted and bare-headed