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First published 1986 (DOST Vol. VI).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Quotation dates: 1692
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Predisposed, malapropism for e.m.E. indisposed unwell (1598 in this sense), earlier e.m.E. and late ME in other senses. — 1692 Adv. Min. Bk. I 114.
The said Mr. John being for the tyme sick and predisposed and therfor [etc.]
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"Predisposed adj.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 13 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/dost/predisposed>
