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First published 2002 (DOST Vol. XI).
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(Tretit,) Traitat, ppl. adj. [Tret(e v.] Settled, determined or made up by a process of deliberation. — 1537 Liber Dryburgh 280.
Ws James … Abbot of Dryburght … , the vtilitie and proffeit of ws and owr abbay diligentlie considerit witht traitat mynd and deliberation precedeit as efferis to haiff set [etc.]
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