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A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Quotation dates: 1577-1578
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Deferent, -ant, a. [f. Defer v.1] Deferring, delaying. — a1578 Pitsc. I. 250/28.
The king gaif thame ane defferant ansuer a1578 Ib. II. 19/3.
They gaif this ȝoung earle fair defferent ansueris
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"Deferent adj.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 13 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/dost/deferent>
