A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 1971 (DOST Vol. IV).
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Quotation dates: 1658-1700+
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Moietie, Moyetie, n. Also: moiety, moyete, -iie, moyitie, moi-, moytie. [e.m.E. moyity, moity, moietie, ME. moit(i)e (1444), OF. moité, moitié (F. moitié).] a. A half payment. b. One of several instalments of a payment. Also plur. in same sense.In Sc. use appar. applied chiefly or only to instalments of a total payment, such as a fine, due or levy.1658 Wemyss of Bogie MSS.
His fyne, both first and second moyeties 1660 Lamont Diary 120.
Memorandum of the monthly sesse payed … , the second moietie for these monthes 1664 Reg. Privy C. 3 Ser. I. 579.
The fyned persons … were to pay in their first moyetie of their fynes betuixt and … mertimes nixt, and the second moyetie betuixt and … Candlemes 1679 Inverness Rec. II. 279.
The first moytie [of cess] c1679 Kirkton Hist. 223. 1682 New Mills Manuf. 19.
In regard of the unequallity of the payments of the severall moities by the members … , thatt … all the sumes … pay interest preceisely after the term of payment 1687 Lauder Notices Affairs II. 805.
[Two] advocats, who had entred by bills, declining to pay their wholle 1000 marks … [however] they made payment of their other moyities of 500 marks 1690 Shields Grievances and Sufferings 12. 1696 Haddington B. Rec. (Robb) 1 June.
Ane hundred pounds sterling, as being the first moytie of four hundred pounds sterling subscribed be the said toun 1704 Rothesay Par. Rec. 182.
[Unable to] pay off the last moyetie of his prentice fee 1707 Rec. Convention of Royal Burghs IV. 421.plur. 1699 Edinburgh Testaments LXXX. 360 b.
The soume of ixc lib. Scotts quhich wes payed in be him to the Bank of Scotland as the moyetiies of his subscriptione for iijm lib. Scotts to the said bond with the proffeit thairof
