A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 1983 (DOST Vol. V).
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Quotation dates: 1620-1700+
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Peremptory, -ie, a. [e.m.E. peremptory, -ie (1513–4), peremtory etc., L. peremptōri-us, AF. peremptorie (1292): cf. Perem(p)to(u)r.] Peremptory, in various senses of Perem(p)to(u)r a.1620 Calderwood VII. 417.
It is a verie summarie and peremptorie sentence. Ye might have advised better and heard what I wold have said 1632 Cochran-Patrick Coinage II. 32.
The lords assignes to the toun of Edinburgh the tent day of Januarie nixt to give in thair peremptorie answers to the said overtour 1640 Aberd. B. Rec. III. 225.
We heartilie desyre … a peremptorie present answer of bon-accord or mal-accord 1641 Acts V. 386/2.
Bot it is impossible to get them byd at home to ane peremptorie day 1649 Dumfries Kirk S. 8 Mar.
The peremptorie tyme of ringing of bells 1661 Wodrow Hist. (1828) I. 139.
A new form to give in peremptory defences before the discussing of relevancies 1661 Ib.
And yet relevancies were always first answered before any peremptory defences were proposed 1669 Jus Populi 436.
Peremptory in adhereing to the least hove of the precious truths of God c1679 Kirkton Hist. 381.
Betwixt the peremptory establishment of episcopal government … and the absolute aversion of the dissenters 1691 Kirk Secr. Commonw. (1964) 426.
The many foolish conceits and dangerous customes in the critical and peremptory observance whereof many of the Scottish-Irish weary … themselvs 1710 Analecta Scotica II. 151.
By the shape and collour he was peremptory it was Roman
