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First published 1983 (DOST Vol. V).
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(Obsid-,) Obsedionall, a. [F. obsidional (15th c. in Godef.), L. obsidiōnāl-is f. obsidio siege, e.m.E. obsidionall (1542).] Crown obsidionall, = L. corōna obsidiōnālis, crown of grass conferred in honour on a Roman generalwho raised a siege. —1494 Loutfut MS. 124 b.
In the vii dedis of honour that thair suld be giffin for thaim vii honorable crownis … the quhilk vii crownis is callit thus … the crowne triumphall, the crownne obsedionall, the crownne murall [etc.]
