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Techement, Teich(e)ment, n.¹ Also: tectchment, thechement, teach(e)ment. [Tech(e v.¹]

1. a. Teaching, instruction. b. Something taught. Also pl.a. a1499 Contempl. Sinn. 574 (Asl.).
Techement 1562-3 Winȝet I 5/23.
Hes not mony throw inlak of techement in mad ignorance mysknawin thair deuty 1562-3 Winȝet I 24/33.
Thair wes sumtyme submittit to my techement … humane childer of happy ingynis 1562-3 Winȝet I 90/16.
Confessing … eftir the techement of St. Augustine, that [etc.] 1562-3 Winȝet II 56/22.
A mater nocht of ingyne, bot of techement 1563 Dumfries B. Ct. 198a.
During the said space for the quhilk techement learnyg fynding of meit drink [etc.] 1585 Haddington B. Rec. (Robb) 17 June.
Sa lang as he continues to tetche the saymin [sc. music] … and sall hyd na part thairof in the said tectchment fra the saidis barnis … the … counsall … oblissis thame to pay to the said Johne Buchan … the soume of four scoir merks money(b) c1460 Regim. Princ. 37 (Maitl.).
Gar ȝoung lordis study in thy lawis And in thair ȝouthheid tak sum teichment 1533 Boece 326.
In all his teichment and laubouris he proffit sa litill, that to induce gude maneris [etc.] … na thing was les effectuos than his wordis a1578 Pitsc. I 147/17.
To abolische and put away the rude maner of teichment and to garnische and teiche the ȝouth with eloquent langage in all kynd of syences(c) 1562-3 Winȝet I 5/9.
Ȝour nurissing of pure studentis … in helthfull teachement 1563 Misc. Wodrow Soc. 200.
The weaknes and infirmitie of man, that can credit na thing without teachement and instructione of uthers 1571 Selkirk B. Ct. MS 26 Oct.
All men havand bairns that are age to ressave teachment and nurtureb. 1540–1 Linlithgow B. Ct. 17 Jan.
The barnis that he leeris efter his gud dottryne and teichment 1563 Ferg. Tracts 25.
In exponing the scripture … what other thing haue ye set out but a creatur or creatures inuent that is your doctrine and teachementpl. 1492 Myll Spect. 287/24.
I admonys & pray thé … that thow haif my thechementis in rememberans 1492 Myll Spect. 288/9.
Quhat avalis all my proverbis examplis and techementis a1603 Anc. Prophecies 11.
Keepe well these teachments as clarkes hath tolde

2. In transf. or reduced sense: Something said. 1567 G. Ball. 88.
The pure … I will thame saif … Fra wickit tungis teichement