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Chosin, Choisin, ppl. a. Also: chosine, -yn(e, chossin, -yng, chois(s)in, chois-, choysen; schois(s)in, schoysine. [Past p. of Chese v.] Chosen. (Used attrib. or absol.)(1) a1400 Leg. S. ii. 461.
Haly folk and pepill chosyn Ib. x. 24.
His chosine apostil c1420 Wynt. iv. 2378.
Rome … governyd wes Hale be chosyne consules c1450-2 Howlat 327.
Gois halkis war governouris … , Chosin chiftanis 1459 Peebles B. Rec. 134.
The eldest … with the chossyng doussane sytand a1500 Rauf C. 1.
Charlis, that chosin chiftane c1515 Asl. MS. I. 326/2.
The petigreis … of the chosin peple 1513 Doug. ix. ii. 36.
A twenty chosyn men 1533 Gau 30/3.
We prech to the chosyne Iouis and gentils Ib. 53/1.
He … sal gader to gider al his chosine barnis c1552 Lynd. Mon. 6291.
All the childryng of the chosin noumer 1562-3 Winȝet II. 31/20.
He quha is the choisin weschell a1578 Pitsc. I. 112/11.
Ane schoissin compane of ȝoung abill men of Angus Ib. 274/3.
Ane companie of schoisin men 1611-57 Mure Ps. cvi. 23.
His choysen Moses(2) 1525 Edinb. B. Rec. I. 221.
Be the avise … of the chosin of counsale 1568 Pref. Lyndesay 9.
He wil not suffer ane hair of the heidis of his chosin to perische a1570-86 Maitl. F. clxx. 41.
The chossin be correctioun … ar framed to his feir 1611-57 Mure Ps. cvi. 5.
The good and peace … That still thy choisen do attend 1613 Edinb. Test. XLVII. 280.
The ioyfull resurrectioune … prepairit for his schoysine