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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Quotation dates: 1400-1689
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Grevance, n. Also: greivance; grevans, -aunce; grewance; grivance. [ME. grevaunce, -ans, -ance (a 1300), OF. grevance, grievance, f. grever Greve v.] Hurt or injury inflicted or suffered; a feeling of being injured or wronged; a cause of complaint or dissatisfaction.(a) 1456 Hay II. 134/6.
To mak vomytis … but grevaunce of the stomak c1475 Acts of Schir William Wallace i. 78.
King Eduuard than it tuk in gret greuance a1499 Contemplacioun of Synnaris 423.
Now seike, now hale, now glad, now in grevans a1499 Ib. 1528.
But grunsching or grevans We sall sustene with paciens constantlie c1500-c1512 Dunb. G. Targe 168.
All thir bure ganyeis to do me grevance c1500-c1512 Id. xxii. 42.
Giff it to God war na grevance To be ane pykthank I wald preif 15.. Clariodus iv. 1410.
I will not heire remaine … To do ȝow grevance and myself uneise 1567 Satirical Poems iv. 123.
Meik war hir wordis, thocht greit was hir greuance(b) 14.. Acts I. 325/2.
The forstar sal … lat him pas … withoutyn ony grewans c1475 Acts of Schir William Wallace i. 196.
Quhar he fand ane without the othir presance, Eftir to Scottis that did no mor grewance c1475 Ib. v. 714.
The sayr grewans ramaynyt in his entent(c) 15.. Clariodus iv. 1397.
Be hir wordis hir grivance weill he knew 1620 Rec. Convention of Royal Burghs III. 114.
That the … merchandis may be easit of thair … grivances 1656 Ib. 429.
Ane most vniversall and heavie grivance to the haill natione 1689 Acts IX. 45/1.
That Assyses of Error are a greivance, and that juries be considered by Parliament
