A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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Acquisicioun, n. [ME. ad-, acquisicion (1387–1477), and e.m.E. acquisition (1610), L. acquīsītio.] Acquiring. —1456 Hay II. 81/13 (the acquisicioun of the vertewe of largesse); 86/25 (acquisicioun of gude name).
