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Quotation dates: 1531-1675
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Inhibit, p.p. Also: -itt, -ite, inhybit. [e.m.E. and late ME. inhibite (1460), L. inhibit-, p.p. stem of in hibēre to hold in, restrain, prevent. Cf. Inhibit,v.]
1. Forbidden, prohibited, espec. authoritatively. Variously const.a (1) 1531 Bell. Boece I. 244.
Yit thay war haldin in derisioun to the pepill, and inhibit to geif faith to sic fretis 1568 Hosack Mary Q. of Scots 527.
The noblemen of Scotland … wer inhibit ayther to accumpany him or schaw him gude visaige 1598 Stirling B. Rec. I. 89.
That … the said Normond and his fortefearis be inhibit and dischargit to hald ony gild court 1604 Elgin Rec. II. 123.
Janet … is inhibit to hant the Chanrie kirk in praying 1640 S. Leith Rec. 31.
The barberis are inhibit to poll or barbarieze on the Lords day(2) 1533 Boece viii. vi. 261.
Vortigerne … was inhibit … that he suld nocht wilfully deiect him self fra sa hie gre of dignite 1601 Bk. Univ. Kirk III. 968.
That all skippers … be inhi[bi]te that they bring in any Jesuitesb. 1531 Bell. Boece II. 123.
The body of the quene, becaus scho slew hirself, wes inhibit to lye in cristin beryis 1533 Boece iv. x. 140 b.
It was inhibit be the counsell that … thai suld fecht … contrare Romanis 1556 Edinb. B. Rec. II. 235.
The … burrowis … ar … hurt be the compelling of thaim to bring ham bulyeon furth of vther cuntreis, it beand inhibit thair 1587-99 Hume 106/105.
All that is not inhibit and forbidden be the word of God, may be saifly done withoute sinne 1675 Glasgow B. Rec. III. 209.
All … inhanceng of tred to one, twa or thrie persones … ar expresly inhibit
2. Placed under legal inhibition (see Inhibitioun n. 2 a). 1581 Acts III. 224/1.
That all inhibitionis … be … producit first to the schiref clerk of the schire quhair the persoun interdytit or inhibite duellis 1584 Wemyss Fam. P. MS.
Allegit to be inhybit and interdytit fra alienatioun of the landis a1633 Hope Major Pract. I. 128.
His debitor may laufulie pey and take ane discharge … and is nowayes oblidged to sie if the partie be inhibit
3. Debarred, warded off. 1531 Bell. Boece I. 10.
[The Picts.] efter that thay war inhibit to land baith in France, Britane and Ireland 1531 Ib. 123. 1533 Boece vi. vi. 197.
He had schewin … how Romanis fra Britan mycht be inhibit
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