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First published 1983 (DOST Vol. V).
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Penteis, -is, n. Also: -eice, -eyse; -is(s)e, -ice, -ys(se; -es. [ME. and e.m.E. pentiz (c 1325), -ys (1381–2), -yse, -ice (15th c.), -es (1523), also pendize (c 1325), -is (1592), appar. aphetic f. OF. apentis, apendis, -deis, med. L. (Eng.) appendicium a penthouse, also med. L. appenditium ‘small sacred building dependent upon a larger church’ (Du Cange). Cf. Penthouse n.] A penthouse.a. A structure consisting of a (? chiefly or only, sloping) roof, with or without enclosing walls, attached to a higher wall such as the outer wall of a building, forming a covered passage-way, corridor, shelter, porch or out-house. b. Freq. applied to a shed built under an outside stair of a building.Also, once, plur. without inflection.(a) 1457 (c 1580) Edinb. B. Rec. I. 18.
Lie penteis sub gradu 1460 Exch. R. VI. 600.
Pro reparacione unius loci dicti penteyse in dicto hospicio pro ludo ad palmam 1498 Reg. Privy S. I. 38/1.
A stair … and a penteice under the sammyn 1511–12 Ib. 359/2.
To big … ane penteis under the greissis of his fore stare 1538–9 Edinb. Guild Ct. 27 Jan.
Licens … to big ane penteis befor his hous 1546 Ib. 2 Jun.
Johne Spretty may haif ane small corbell for the rest of his ourtre of his penteis to beir the ruf thairof 1569 Misc. Maitl. C. II. 319.
His penteis now bigand … lyand contigue to his foir land 1569–70 Crail B. Ct. MS. 25 Jan.
Quhan the said penteis is syd wall hycht he sall vpoun his awin grownd byg the gawill thairof wpoun treis c1575 Balfour Pract. 588.
Gif thair be ony penteissis that is under stairis haldin on the fore-gait or farder furth nor the law permittis 1590 Edinb. B. Rec. V. 30.
To … tak doun the penteis biggett be him forther furth nor it aucht to be 1591 Burntisland B. Ct. 11 June.
Ane lawche foir hous or penteis 1610 Dunferm. B. Rec. II. 78.(b) sing. c1420 Wynt. iv. 2648.
Betwene howsis twa Quhare men gert a pentys [C. apentysse] ma … Joseph wyth Mary … Hys innys tuk 1501 Prot. Bk. J. Foular I. i. 192.
A tenement and fore land with the fore pentise of the same together with the back vault thereoff 1562 Old Dundee I. 153.
Pentis 1609 Dunferm. B. Rec. II. 62.
For his pentis set out upoun the comontie on the south syd of his barne 1665 Ib. 277. 1667 Nicolson Diurnals 7 May.
For the maill of tuo girnalls and ane pentisseplur. c1420 Wynt. v. 3109.
Bot in tyll honest howsys sere … Or wndyr erd in cawys depe … Or betwene howsys and pentys [C. pentysse] That ordanyd were off sere qwentys 1553 Haddington B. Rec. (Robb) 18 May.
That all pentices and howsis biggit upon the causay … without the eisdrop of the principall hows … to be tane doun(c) 1558 Prot. Bk. J. Robeson 3.
Ane hous and foirland … with twa pentesis ane thairof vnder the foir stair [etc.] 1572 Canongate Ct. Bk. 401.
Ane laich duelling hous with twa foir pentessis
