A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
Hide Quotations Hide Etymology
About this entry:
First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Quotation dates: 1567-1612
[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]
Litigatioun, Littigeatioun, n. [Late L. lītigātio a dispute, quarrel: also late e.m.E. litigation (1647) legal disputation, legal proceedings.] Protestation, disputation. — 1567 Satirical Poems iii. 149.
Quha dow abstene fra litigatioun, Or from his paper hald aback the pen, Except he … tratouris deidis commend? 1612 Bk. Islay 150.
His declaration … to purge himself and to blame your M[ajestie] for which many great littigeatiouns
You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.
"Litigatioun n.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 13 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/dost/litigatioun>
