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Medicin(e, Medecine, n.2 Also: medy-, medi-, mede- and -cyn(e, -cene. [Late ME. medicine (a 1450), medycyn (1484), e.m.E. medicine (1545), F. médecin, late I.L. medicīnus.] A doctor, physician. ?1438 Alex. ii. 9590.
He hes na mister of medecyne [: fyne; F. mire] c1450-2 Howlat 719.
Haile moder of our maker and medicyn of mys! a1500 Prestis of Peblis 508.
But leiche or medycene 15.. Clar. v. 1462.
Scho salbe medicyne Unto my wounde for scho is leich full fyne 1567 Misc. Maitl. C. IV. 118. 1584–5 Cal. Sc. P. VII. 533.
Coming home by advice of medecines to have his natural air 1610 Hist. Carnegies 343.
The grytest confort that the medicins gaiffws 1632 Lithgow Trav. 370. 1655 Edinb. Surgeons 264.
That he sall nat hant with any medicenes servantis
b. A University professor of medicine. 1563-1570 Buch. Wr. ii.
Servantis: The Principal ij, The Medicine j, The Cuik [etc.] Ib. 13.
The bel sal ryng to the medicinis lesson, quha sal reid on to ix houris
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