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Hichting, vbl. n.¹ Also: hychting, highting. [f. Hicht v.³ Cf. Heichting vbl. n.]

1. Making higher, heightening. Also fig. 1456 Hay I. 25/21.
The kirkmen … that schynyt bot the thrid part, that is, in growing and hichting of the faith 1542 Treasurer's Accounts VIII. 95.
Debursit … upoune the hichting of the Kingis grace bote ane straik of buirdis 1595–6 Stirling Chart. 220.
For the hychting of the pwpat 1638 Rec. Univ. Aberd. 410.
Cleittis [to be] put under the lang caikes for highting of them 1677 Aberd. Council Lett. VI. 118.
The late hichting ... of ane shore dyke 1705 Foulis Acc. Bk. 392.
For biging, highting, … and casting dyks 1710 Household Bk. G. Baillie 26.
Lintells and rebets for highting the house

2. a. Raising in amount or value, increasing (a rent, duty, etc.). b. Imposing a higher rent or tax.a. 1592 Edinb. B. Rec. V. 58.
But hichting or raysing thairof [customs] 1597 Skene Verb. S. s.v. Regrateris.
Regrateris are so called be reason of the hichting of the prices 1620 Edinb. B. Rec. VI. 205.
To … report anent the hichting of the burgeshipis and gildschipis 1622 Stirling B. Rec. I. 157.
Ony alteratioun or hichting of the quantitie of the multure 1636 Aberd. Council Lett. II. 55.
[A] commission … for highting of the custumes 1651 Elgin Rec. I. 289.
The said day the highting of the money wes proclaimedb. 1624 Melrose P. 553.
We think that rent the vtter availl whiche may be had for these lands, without highting of the tennents 1646 Aberd. Council Lett. III. 43.
To oppose the hichting of this burghe In the stent roll