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Donatioun, -acioun, n. Also: -atyowne, -atioune, -ation(e, -acione. [e.m.E. (c 1525) and OF. donation, L. dōnātio.]

1. A gift, grant, bestowal, or presentation of something.(a) c1420 Wynt. v. 5224.
The kyng Brud off devotyoune Mad till Saynct Serff donatyowne Off that Inche c 1459 Liber Aberbr. 105.
The samen religios men infefte in donatioun of landis and kyrkys and outheris possessionis 1511 Reg. Privy S. I. 341/2.
The ward of … the landis … with advocatioun and donatioun of kirkis and chaplanriis [etc.] 1520 Peebles B. Rec. 50.
He frelie to brouk and jois the samyn [lands] for the first donatioun and gyft 1524 Holyrood Chart. 258.
The quhilk donatioune and gyfte of the said Gramar Skule … we … sall warrend acquiet and defende 1568 Peebles B. Rec. 73.
That I may haif the gift and donatioun of the prebendarie and altaris 1585 Reg. Soltre 80.
Donatioun of beidmenschippis, bedlyaris and vtheris officis 1606 Liber Melros 658.
The aduocationes, donatiounes, and richtis of patronages of the paroche kirkis 1634 Dundonald Par. Rec. 386.
The said Iohne Fullartoune of Dreghorne declairs be thir presents his donatioune in that caice onlie to be null and irreit(b) 1456 Hay I. 214/16. Ib. 215/9.
The donacioun … that the Emperouris has maid in the tyme that the Empyre passit be successioun of lygne 1485 Acts II. 171/1.
Thai sall impetrait and desire … a confermacioun … of the donacioun and impigneracioun of the landis of Orknay and Scheteland 1520 Peebles B. Rec. 50.
The saidis ballies … sall defend and kep it [the altar] in the rycht in the said feftment, dotacioun, and donacioun 1526 Acts II. 316/2.
The charter, donacioun, and erectioun of the landis & toun of Pettinweme vnyt & creat in ane barony(c) 1549 Ann. Banff I. 27.
Sir William Grantulie chepland, presentit ane geft and donation of sex merks annuell 1587 Acts III. 440/1.
We revoik, cas, … and retreit all infeftmentis, donationis, alienationis, and dispositionis grantit be ws … of all offices [etc.] 1622-6 Bisset II. 146/5.
Thir donationis … pertening to the kirk or laik patronaiges of prebendaries, choristaries, or chaiplanries

2. The action of giving or handing over. 1543 Fam. Innes 108.
[To] geiff stait and possessioun … of all and hail the forenemmyt landis … be donatioun of erde and stayne 1516 Red Bk. Grandtully I. 49.
That ȝe giff heretable sesing of the foresaidis landis … to the said Elizabeth … be donacione of erd and stane