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Errour, n. Also: errowre, -oure, -ore, -ure, -wre, erour, arror, -our. [ME. errour(e, -owre, errur(e, etc. (a 1300), OF. errour, -ur, -or, L. error.]

1. Erroneous beliefs or opinions in matters of faith or morals; the currency or prevalence of these. a1400 Leg. S. vii. 844.
Gyfe thai will Lewe thare erroure & turne hym till
Ib. xl. 182.
He … wiste weile mony he suld wyne Fra errure & fra dedly syne
1456 Hay I. 23/12.
In the tyme of ane othir pape Benait, was grete errour in haly kirk
c1460 Thewis Wysmen 29.
We find … That men suld prech, … Raprufand erour, foly and wyce
1562-3 Winȝet I. 54/6.
A manifest aduersar … to all schisme, seditioun. errour and heresie
a1578 Pitsc. I. 105/27.
It becomes ane that is fallin in errour … to becume penetent

2. A mistaken belief or principle. c1420 Wynt. vi. 32.
This Leo yhit Empryowre Lyvand in hys fals erroure
Ib. 49.
He … deyd curst in that errure
1456 Hay I. 12/16.
A man that … takis to his fude the sedis of errouris and herisy
1490 Irland Mir. I. 48/14.
That was the erroure of Pelagius, … and incontrare of this errour has determyt mony haly counsalis of the vniuersall kyrk
1513 Doug. vi. Prol. 155.
I favour nocht the errour of Maniche
1562-3 Winȝet II. 60/15.
A bordal of abominable and filthy errouris
1596 Dalr. I. 1/17.
I hoped … the radier walde thay ryse frome thair darke errouris
1608 Bk. Univ. Kirk III. 1050.
They could sie no appeirance in his Lordship of conversioun from his errours

3. A mistake as to fact. 1392 Lennox Mun. 48.
Nouther throw dowte na forse led, na throw errour sclyddyn, bot of our cler and fre wyll
c1420 Wynt. v. 4306.
Huchowne bath and the autore Gyltles ar of gret errore
Ib. vii. 2178.
This I wrat noucht in errwre
?1438 Alex. ii. 2526.
Thre thingis I pray thé nemmin heir Of quhilkis sum men in errour ar

b. A mistaken or wrongful decision on a brieve of inquest. 1494 Treas. Acc. I. 210.
Ane composicione maid with the Lard of Dary convict of errour
1516 Reg. Privy S. I. 422/2.
The eschete of all thair gudis … for errour that thai … being apone the inqueist in serving of ane breif of inqueist [etc.]
1539 Treas. Acc. VII. 185.
To … seik the lard of Suentonis gudis … being convik of errour for serving of the lard of Nesbettis brevis

c. Assise of errour, an assize appointed to reduce an erroneous service of heirship. 1494 Treas. Acc. I. 214.
For the superseding of the assis of errour, xl li.
1504–5 Ib. III. 129.
To Ormund pursewant, to pas to summond the assise of errour apon the servyng of Mungo Homes breves
1516–7 Ib. v. 113.
To somond the assys of arror for serving of the landis of Drummond
1570 Leslie 63.
Considering the ignorance that wes amangis landit men quhen they past apoun inqueistis & briefis … beand convict in assyissis of errour [etc.]
1669 Rec. Justiciary Ct. I. 322.
And if the Assise should proceed notwithstanding of the legall evidence … , that they are liable to be punished and tried by an Assise of Error
1689 Acts IX. 45/1.
That Assyses of Error are a greivance, and that juries be considered by Parliament

4. Wandering, straying. 1513 Doug. ii. v. 88.
Eftir lang wandryng and errour our the see
1533 Bell. Livy I. 14/3.
This new affinite … gaif ferme esperance to Troianis to finis al thare errouris [v.r. arrouris] with ane stabill … duelling

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