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Diocy, -sy, Dyocy, -sy, n. Also: diocé, -cie, -cij, -cye, diosey, -ie, diœsie; dyocye, -cie, -sie. [Abbreviated form of diocese or diocise, peculiar to Scottish.]

1. An ecclesiastical diocese.(a) a1400 Legends of the Saints iii. 967.
Thu sal hafe thi vphalding … In my dioce 1463 Liber Aberbr. 131.
The abbotis … of Abirbrothoc … within the dioce of Brechin c1420 Wynt. i. Prol. 92 (C).
Of Sanctandrois diocye 1469 Acts II. 98/1.
Abbotis or priouris within the diocy of Saintandros 1517 Reg. Privy S. I. 451/2.
The kirkis and pendiklis of his kirk and personage of Kincardin … within the diocy of Abirdene 1542 Reg. Cupar A. II. 26.
Donald … abbot of the abbay of Cowpar, of the ordour of Cisteaux and diocy of Sanctandrois 1569 Reg. Orivy S. II. 58.
To fense and hald … courtis of justiciarie of the boundis of the diocy of Caithnes 1569-73 Bann. Memor. 253.
Giff a bischope, being elected to a grit diocie, may be admittit besydis … to bruike ony inferior benefice? 1596 Dalr. I. 108/8.
S. Andro [is] formest, in quhais diocie ar conteined 8 bischoprics 1611 Lett. Eccl. Affairs I. 269.
The haill ministeris of my diocie benorth Forth to Die c1650 Spalding I. 129.
The index of thir haill actis wes directit … to the haill kirkis within the diocie of Abirdene 1685 Brodie Diary 507.
I heard that the Bishop was requird to call in al the ministers in his diocie, with elders and beddells(b) 1456 Acts II. 46/1.
At the prelatis mak generale processiounis throu out thair dyoceis twys in the wolk for stanching of the pestilence 1456 Hay I. 130/17.
His bischop … to quham all the dyocy suld geve … ferm credence c1475 Acts of Schir William Wallace i. 172.
Glaskow thai gaif … To dyocye in Duram to commend 1549 Proceedings of Society of Antiquaries XI. 89.
To cers and seik him our all quhare within the boundis of the dyocy of Cathenes 1572-5 Diurnal of Occurrents 39.
The bischope of Glasgow pleit with the cardinall about the bering of his croce in his dyocie 1618 Criminal Trials III. ii. 433.
Being archebischope of Glesgow … , haifing ane cair to haif the haill kirkis within his dyocie sufficientlie plantit 1668 Alford Rec. 129.
What course they should tak with men slayers … living peacably in their parishes within this dyocie(c) 1495 Acts Lords of Council 384/1.
Ane instrument of Thomas Martyn, prest of the dyosy of Glasgw 1524 Rec. Earld. Orkney 424.
All and hale hir landis within the dyosie of Orknay 1549 Reg. Great S. 171/2.
Denis, channonis … and kirkmen within the said dyosy [of Aberdeen] 1553 Reg. Cupar A. II. iii.
The personage and vicarage of our Kirk of Mathe within the diosy of Sanctandrois a1578 Pitsc. I. 159/30.
The said bischope went to wissit ewerie kirk within his diosie four tymes in the ȝeir 1596 Dalr. II. 398/10.
That to benifices be elected bischopis be the lordis and gentlemen of the dyosie 1622-6 Bisset II. 365/3.
He maid ane law anentis wedois within the bischopis landis of his diosie 1664 Glasgow B. Rec. III. 27.
To repair to St. Androwes anent his transportatioune to this diosie

2. Used by Dalrymple to render L. ditio, jurisdiction, district. 1596 Dalr. I. 35/3.
Frome the diocie of Perth evin to the grete sey 1596 Ib. II. 272/6.
Glencarne with … vtheris barounis and noblis of the Lenox, and diosie of Ramfrwe 1596 Ib. 317/27.
Manie men of weir cum be sey … to Dundei, and subiected the toune lychtlie to thair authorietie and diosie