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Exclud(e, Excluid, v. [ME. exclude (Wyclif), L. exclūdere.] tr. To shut out, debar. (Chiefly fig.) a1400 Legends of the Saints iii. 981.
That sal al il presumpcione Exclud and all suspicione 1443 Highland P. II. 179.
Al fraude and gile or frivolus exception awayput & excludit 1456 Hay II. 40/17.
The said maist noble ordre, the quhilk excludis uttraly all ignobilitee and vilitee a1500 Bernardus 237.
Qwhat kynde of seruande is familier, … fra thé, sone, that seruande thou exclude a1508 Kennedy Pass. Christ 58.
In this proces I think als comounly For till exclud all curiosite 1533 Boece xiii. vii. 513 b.
Neuer man mycht exclude the wattir, be holis and boris it enteris in housis 1560 Rolland Seven Sages 7080.
For to exclude ill word and suspitioun 1622-6 Bisset I. 178/27.
The exception is competent to the defender, quhairby he may defend himself aganis the persewer, and take away elyde and excluid his actioun

b. Const. fra, of, out of.(1) c1400 Troy-bk. ii. 784.
Of hys lyf all hope away Frome hyme excludede was for ay 1470 Reg. Panmure II. 246.
Al black mone excludit fra payment 1490 Acts Lords of Council 161/1.
The disputacioune thairof micht exclude ane of the said partiis … fra the heretage 1535 Stewart 38200.
[He was] finallie brocht to confusioun, Quhill that he was excluidit fra his croun a1578 Pitsc. I. 109/15.
I pray … that I be nocht debarit nor excludit fre the fruit of thy gentrice 1628 St. A. Baxter Bks. 90.
He salbe alluterlie excludit and exeimit fra all service … with ony brother of craft(2) a1499 Contemplacioun of Synnaris 533.
How bitter is … To think how deid … Out of this warld for evir sall ȝou exclude 1498 Charter (Reg. H.) No. 613.
Thaireftir I, myn aris, [etc.] … to be excludit and denudit of the said annualis rentis for euir 1560 Rolland Seven Sages 6774.
It sall vs baith exclude Of this Impire