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Quotation dates: 1456, 1537-1587
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Habilȝe-, Habilliament, n. Also: habilye-, habulȝe-, habullia-. [OF. habillement. A frequent variant is Abilȝement.] Array, apparel, equipment, accoutrements, furnishings. Freq. in pl.a. sing. 1456 Hay I. 135/29.
The Franche knycht … has na harnes, nor nane habilliament for bataill 1456 Ib. 147/35.
His hors and harneis, and othir habilliament 1456 Ib. II. 93/20.
Syttand … rycht nobly in kingly habilliament 1537 Lynd. Depl. Magd. 97.
Ilk nobill set his hole intent To be excellent in habilȝement (a1585 Maitland) Maitland Quarto MS iv. 56.
For to weir habulȝement According to their staitb. pl. (a) 1456 Hay I. 81/6.
For gude curage … ordanis gude habilliamentis for weris 1456 Ib. II. 44/14.
As the preste quhilk in the mes sayand has syndry habitis and habilliamentis 1570 Leslie 71.
Mony ladies haiffing thair habilyemantis partly sett with goldsmyth work(b) 1547 Treasurer's Accounts IX. 63.
To Malcolme Gourlay send towart Hammiltoun to addres certane tapessare and habulȝeamentis thair 1570 Reg. Morton I. 51.
[They] will nocht be content I haif my awne habuiliamentis separatit frome the rest of the geir 1587 Rec. Convention of Royal Burghs I. 271.
His necessar expenssis … alsweill in habulȝementis as vtherwyis
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