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First published 1990 (DOST Vol. VII).
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Reced(e, -ceid, v. [e.m.E. recede to fall away (in allegiance or adherence) from a person (Caxton), reysede to depart, retire, etc. (c1485), recead (1576), L. recēdere to go back.] intr. a. Of a bondman: To depart from (fra) the lord to whom he is bound; to leave. b. To recede … quyt ((away) fra an accuser), to go away, or depart, free of guilt from the presence of pursuer and assise, the charge brought having failed in some respect; to depart innocent. Also, once, const. fra the accusation brought. c. To step down from a post; to withdraw from (fra) an agreement.a. 14.. Quon. Attach. c. 40.
Bref of bondagis … [He] cumis him man for euermar & it betid that euer he pas & vnleffully reced fra his lord … he sal … leid him hame again til his seruice of bondagisb. 14.. Quon. Attach. c. 5.
And gif the party folowand that day makis a defalt the party defendand may ask iugement as fra him quyt to reced as for that attachment Ib. c. 35.
Or ellis in that pruff he sal nocht be herde & his party sal quyt reced fra him Ib. c. 38.
The party plenȝeande salbe condampnit in amerciament for his wrangwise playnt & the tother party sal reced a way quyt c1500 Barounis Lawis fol. 7.
And swa be excepcioune peremptor slayand and distroyand the proces and fra his party quyt away to receid him levand with the king and the court quhill his party defendand be new attachit agane to his soyt with ane new borgh Ib. fol. 17.
The party defendand may tak agane him or his challange ony excepcioune and throw dome in court receid and quyt pas — c1500 Barounis Lawis fol. 16b.
And gif he findis ony avantage or excepcioune lauchfull agane the proces vnlachfully led or agane the attachement vnlauchfully maid he may dome ask tharof and receid quyt fra it as at that tyme till he be new tharto agane attachit lauchfullyc. c1646 Craufurd Edinb. Univ. fol. 31.
Mr. Andrew Stevenson was … elected … with proviso that if Mr. Andrew Yong should recover, he should recede — 1648 Misc. Maitl. C. II 462.
That the intention is not to vary or recede from that agreement