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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Gardeviant, -vyance, -vyat, n. Also: gardyvian(i)s, -vyans, guardivianis; gardeveyat, -wiat, gardyviat, -wyot. [ME. gardevyaunt (1459), -vyan (c 1460), -viande (c 1490), e.m.E. -viaunce (1552), app. F. *gardeviande(s, a foodchest or meat-safe. The forms in -ans, -ance, are app. plural.] A trunk or chest for holding or transporting articles of value.(a) 1488 Treas. Acc. I. 83.
Fundin in a bandit kist like a gardeviant, … the grete chenȝe of gold [etc.] Ib. 85.
In ane vthir gardeviant a lamp of siluer, a corporale with a cais [etc.](b) 1488 Treas. Acc. I. 99.
For lokkis to the gardyvyans to twrs west the copburde and odir stuf again ȝwle 1499 Acta Conc. II. 297.
Ane coffer … , ane kist … , a paire of gardevyance c1500-c1512 Dunb. xxxiii. 40 (A).
Full mony instrument for slauchter Was in his gardyvians [B. gardevyance] 1517 Caldwell Fam. P. 56.
Tua pair of gardevyance 1517 Misc. Spald. C. II. 78.
Ane pare guardivianis(c) 1542 Acts & Decr. MS. I. 140 b.
Ane kist … , ane schrine … , ane balhuis, ane coffer … , ane gardyviat 1547–8 Treas. Acc. IX. 151.
For carage of ane gardevyat full of my lord governoures clething 1549 Ib. 348.
To ane pyonar to beir doun ane gardevyat full of writtingis to his graces logeing 1548 Aberd. B. Rec. I. 259.
The said Andro hes intrometit with ane Franche gardewiat, worth thre pundis 1564 Perth B. Ct. MS. 54.
Ane bed of aik, ane gardywyot 1570 Prot. Bk. A. Millar 4 b.
In the chalmer … ane oppin gardevyat
