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Casualité, -itie, n. Also: casuallité, -ity, casualitye, -itey, cas(s)ual(l)ietie, cawsualité; caswaleté, ca(i)swalitie, causwallitie. [F. casualité, L. cāsuālitas. Cf. Casualté.]In Henryson Abbay Walk 43 and 1496-7 Edinb. B. Rec. I. 70 the word, in the sense of ‘accident, chance’, should probably have the earlier form casualté.

1. The aggregate of incidental items of the royal revenue. Also attrib. with roll. 1501–2 Treas. Acc. II. 140.
To Maister Johne Murray to by ane coffir for the casualite rolls 1515 Wemyss Chart. II. 142.
James, postulat of Dunfermling, ane of the generall resauouris of the casualite 1526 Reg. Privy S. I. 513/2.
All … the provisionis and necessaris concerning us that suld be done be our casualite to provide, forsee and furnis 1529 Ib. I. 593/1.
That na lettres of gift of our soverane lordis casualite nor propirte be ansuerit at the signete [etc.]

2. A casual or incidental item of income or revenue; spec. a payment due from a tenant or vassal in certain contingencies.(a) 1524 Reg. Privy S. I. 493/1.
Gevand him xl lib. in his fee of the kingis casualiteis to be pait be the thesaurare at Witsonday and Mertymes 1540 Lynd. Sat. 998.
In ilk quarter [let us] haue ane spy Vs till adverteis haistelly, Quhen ony casualities [B. cawsualiteis] Sall happin into our countries 1553 Treas. Acc. X. 213.
To Jhone Ȝoung, Wrytar to the Signet, in consideratioun of his continuall lauboures … in wrytting of letterris for ingetting of our Soverane Ladyis casuallitis this ȝeir 1563-1570 Buch. Wr. 16.
The salair of the rectour, thesaurar, and censoris, to be payit of the casualiteis of the vniuersite a1570-86 Maitland Maitl. F. clxxiv. 67.
Becaus the lordis hes our lytill feyis Bot off vncertane casualiteyis 1582 Aberd. B. Rec. II. 48.
That the yeirlie rentis of the same and casualiteis be decentlie imployit 1600 Hamilton Facile Tr. 38.
Stipendis, glebis, mansis and vther casualities collectit to entertenie thame 1617 Aberd. B. Chart. 363.
Haweand … the office of tronarschip … with the troneweychtis, fees, and casualities belanging thairto 1631 Misc. Spald. C. II. 227.
Whither the same doeth import the … right of a ludgeing deulie furnished … or if there be ony vther previledge or casualitye thairby implyed 1644 Aberd. B. Rec. IV. 34.
To vse and exerce the same [office], vptak, and receaive the benefeitt, dewes, and casualities belonging thairto 1684 Decis. Lords F. 60.
The grant could not prejudge his successors by taxing the waird and marriage, which were casualities 1710 Corshill Baron Ct. 244.
The haill tennentis … to make payment … of ther respective rentis, maleis, ferms, kains, customes, and casuallitys(b) a1578 Pitsc. I. 413/11.
Spendand the kingis caswaleteis Of wardis, mariage and benefeis 1641 Peebles B. Rec. 107.
All and sundrie … teindes, teindschaves, caswalities, proffeitis and dewties quhatsumewer off all … the prebandries vnderwrittin 1664 Lamont Diary 173.
He had thir 5 places, with the caswalities attending them 1672 Glasgow Weavers 19.
It is againe statut … that in all tyme comeing the collectour of the said tread … receave the haill comoune guids and causwallities belonging to the calling 1690 Mun. Univ. Glasg. II. 349.
With the haill fees, caiswalities, and emoluments thereto belonging