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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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Quotation dates: 1463-1592
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Consonant, (Consonent,) a. Also: consonand. [Late ME. (Caxton) and OF. consonant, L. consonans.]
1. Agreeable or conforming to some standard (esp. to reason).(a) 1463 Lennox Mun. 77.
Give it be sene consonant to ressoun 1496 Acts Lords of Council II. 26.
It is nocht consonant to equite nor justice that the sade Edward suld pay the … lordis expenses 1523 Edinb. B. Rec. I. 216.
The quhilkis statutis the baillies and counsall thinkis consonant to resoun 1545 Reg. Privy Council I. 18.
It is consonent to all law, resoun, equite, and justice, at every man do and keip sik law [etc.] 1551 Hamilton Catechism 3.
We thocht … that na thing culd be … to our office mair convenient and consonant, than [etc.] 1592 Rec. Convention of Royal Burghs I. 386.
The samyn forme is consonant and aggreand to the municipall lawis(b) 1474 Edinb. B. Rec. I. 31.
We … fand that thai war gud and loveable baith to God and man, and consonand to ressoun 1521 Fife Sheriff Ct. 233.
To compell thaim to fynd double souerte, quhilkis is noucht consonand to ressone 1535 Stewart 7370.
In that counsall wes nother lord or knycht All consonand concordand to the rycht
2. According in sound. a1500 Henr. Orph. 114.
Of thir sex … Ryght consonant fyve hevynly symphonyis Componyt ar
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