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Virginité, Verginité, n. Also: virginitie, -itee, wirginité, -atie, virgynité, -yté, wirgynyté, vyrgynyté, virgenat(é, virgeinité, verginitie, vergynité. [ME and e.m.E. wirginite (Cursor M.), virginite (Manning), virgynyte (1377), vergynyte (14th c.), vyrgynyte (c1400), virginity (1547-64), OF virginite, L. virginitāt-.] a. The state of virginity or chastity, esp. viewed as a virtue, also in reference to the Virgin Mary. b. The state of being a virgin, the purity or chastity of a person. Also pl.a. a1400 Leg. S. iii 922.
Manis falowschipe haf I Refoysit … And to the kynge of hewyne tan me, To lyf ay in virginite c1420 Wynt. vii 3624.
Cryst, borne in to vyrgynyte [C. virgynyte] Succoure Scotland and remede 1490 Irland Mir. III 25/17.
The body of Jhesu consauit in cleir virginite 1494 Deidis of Armorie 28.
He that first bur thaim [sc. unicorns] in armes … all his rest wes in dedis of virginite c1500-c1512 Dunb. (STS) lxxxvi 17.
Rois Mary … O chast conclaif of clene virginite 1513 Doug. xii iii 64.
Quhilk honour Jove … Hyr gave for the byreft virginite a1538 Abell 6a.
He offerit hir to perseweir in wirginite c1550 Rolland Ct. Venus ii 756.
Venus hir warkis vsis venereane: And Vestais warkis ar of virginitie 1581 Hamilton Facile Tr. in Cath. Tr. (STS) 227/16.
The nouriture of lichurie whilk repugnes to virginitie(b) a1400 Leg. S. xxxi 16.
In na place ma he [sc. the friend] nocht be With myknes & vergynite a1400 Leg. S. xxxii 340.
Gyf sic mellyng suld nocht be For kepynge of verginite, Al kynd of man but ony were, Suld falȝe in a hundre ȝere a1400 Leg. S. xxxii 653.
Of madynis a cowent He gadderit thar … To serwe God in verginite a1400 Leg. S. xxxvi 14.
Angele als callit wes he [sc. John the Baptist] For kepyng of verginite 1535 Stewart 42977.
His mynd wes ay … For to leif chest in puir verginitie. Sen Christ, he said … Ane virgin wesb. a1400 Leg. S. xviii 806.
Ȝet Godis sone of thé, but wene Virgine, was borne, for oure savete, & nocht for thi vyrgynyte c1400 Troy-bk. ii 1102 (C).
To hyr be fere than is the ded That sche shold ressaue in that sted As virgyne of such nobilite Thane lat of hyr virgynite The closoures vnlessumly To be broken c1420 Wynt. v 4674.
Saynct Genoveffe the madyn fre, In till hyr virgynyte [C. wirgynyte], Lyvyd that tyme in Parys a1500 Bk. Chess 669.
Hir douchteris two for thair verginite Had na defence thai war so fair to se 1498 Acta Conc. II 226.
Her instrument of saising made til hir in hir virginite of the sadis landis c1500-c1512 Dunb. (STS) lxxxiv 13.
Women wairis thair virginitie On thame that maist ar holdin onworthie c1508 Ch. & M. Prints vi b 44.
Thou Moyses busk remanyng incombust Quhilk was fare signe of thy virginitee 1560 Rolland Seven S. 8847.
Wald ȝe now counsal me That I suld lois my clene virginitie 1561 St. A. Kirk S. 142.
Robert confessis hym dettor of the law of God to marye and tak to hys wyff the sayd Effe, becaws he hes deflored hyr virginite 1568 St. A. Kirk S. 304.
Anent the promis of mareage allegit maid to Jonet Fleming be James Ramsay marinar in Sanct Monanis and defloring of her virginite … and forthir the said James to content and pay to the said Jonet for defloring of hir virginite five merkis 1597 McNaught Kilmaurs 127.
Heir lyes mistres Jeanet Coninghame contracit with the arle of Casils disesit in hr virginitie on the 23 of December(b) a1570-86 Maitl. F. 66/9.
Qwhan thay hawe thair wirginatie Thay seim to be ane sanct(c) 1590 Prot. Bk. J. Inglis 18 July.
For seising to be gewin thairof to the said James his sone & apperand are in heretage, & to the said Mariory Winfra in hir virgenate … & to the airis maill gottin or to be gottin betuix thame 1590 Prot. Bk. J. Inglis 18 July.
The … baille … gaif heretabill stait & seising … to the said James Ogiluie … & to Johne Leslie … procuratour & haiffand the mandat of the said Mariore … futour spous to the said James in hir virgenat(d) 15.. Bk. Dean Lismore 77.
So wemen wairris thair virgeinite On catyve creaturispl. 1632 Lithgow Trav. iv 157.
The men … and the virgines … both shall haue their virginities renewed, as fast, as lost