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Conȝe, Conȝie, n. Also: conȝhe, -yhe, -ye, -yee, -yie, congȝie. [Variants of Coynȝe, Cunȝe n.]

1. A coign, a corner-stone; a corner. Also attrib. with stane. c1420 Wynt. iii. 332.
To the yhattis … he past … And thare he made than rak for rak, Quhyll conyhe and rabet bath he brak 1458 Peebles B. Rec. 126.
The land … liand on the conȝe at the hed of the Briggat 1479 Dunferm. B. Rec. 307.
The commone streit one the sutht part and rycht sa on the west part on the conȝe c1520-c1535 Nisbet Matt. xxi. 42.
The staan quhilk biggaris repreuet, this is made in the heid of the conye Id. Eph. ii. 20.
Biggit … vpone that heichest conye staan, Crist Jesu 1672 Peebles B. Rec. II. 85 (see Connȝea).

2. a. Coin, money. a1400 Leg. S. vii. 734.
As the Iowis Criste cane by Of thare conȝe for pennyse thretty a1500 Seven S. 1234.
Nay, nay, said he, lat be thi sonȝe; Ane hundreth merk is mekle conȝe 1555 Antiq. Aberd. & B. IV. 758.
Accusand thame for airt and pairt … of stryking of fals conye a1568 Scott iv. 29.
Ffor conȝie ȝe may chawcht hir To sched hir schankis in twane 1570 Leslie 265.
The herauldis … casting to the people gret quantitie of gold and silver and of all kinde of sortes of conye a1578 Pitsc. I. 169/18.
The king … gaif him leif to straik conȝie of his awin as he had ben ane prince 1603 Moysie 97.
His Majestie … wes informed that Boduell had ane that conyeed fals conyee, in the house of Row in Liddisdeall 1604 Acts IV. 267.
The said … hes committit treassoun be vseing and outting of fals and adulterous conȝie

b. A coining-house, mint. 1510 Reg. Privy S. I. 308/1.
Colyn Canȝart … to cum within oure realme and remane thairin and wirk in oure conȝe 1512 Treas. Acc. IV. 458.
Summa of the wolkis wagis … , payt be Maister David Scot of the conȝe

c. Attrib. with hous, irnis. 1570 Leslie 268.
The seales & conye irnis changed in lyk maner 1570 Bk. Univ. Kirk I. 177.
David Forrest, Generall of the Conȝie house 1642 Row Hist. Kirk p. xvii.
I culd get no money out of the conȝe-house 1657 Balfour Annals IV. 207.
Ordred that the Master of the Conȝiehousse, if he cannot coyne coronatione pices of gold and siluer, that he cast them in medalȝies

3. A wedge. 1541 Aberd. B. Rec. I. 176.
Ane stuffin sclyise, … ane conȝe, ane camroll with an obiuse