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Quotation dates: 1513
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(Parti-,) Partyment, n. Also: parsment, parsement. [Med. L. partimentum a division; e.m.E. partiment ? a constituent part (1641).] A division or company. — 1513 Doug. v. x. 31.
Twys sax childir followys ilkane about In thar parsmentis [Ruddim. parsementis; L. agmine partito] arrayit in armour brycht 1513 Doug. xii. iii. 39.
And eftir that the trumpet blew a syng Than euery partyment bownys to thar stand
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