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First published 1986 (DOST Vol. VI).
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Quotation dates: 1456-1589
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Prodigalite(e, -ie, n. Also prodegal-, produgal-, prodogal- and -yt(i)e, -ietie. [ME and e.m.E. prodigalite(e (1340), -itie (1548), prodegalytie (1494), 13th c. F. prodigalité, late and med. L. prōdigālitāt- (Boethius).] Reckless or wanton extravagance, prodigality.Also an instance of this, and brefe (of inquest or inquisition) of prodigalite, intended to establish a person's prodigality so as to have a curator appointed.(1) 1456 Hay I 300/14.
For to geve … outrageus giftis … is nocht larges … for it cummys ay of ane evil bourgeoun that is callit prodigalitee quhilk men callis fule larges 1456 Ib. II 81/5.
Larges, quhilk is the myddis betwix prodigalitee and avarice 1456 Ib. 82/28. a1500 King Hart 30.
Wantwyt vanegloir prodigalitie a1500 Bk. Chess 1965.
Thir rebaldis full of prodigalyte c1500-c1512 Dunb. xvi 28 (B).
Than vyce and prodigalite [BD prodegalite] Thairof his honour dois dischairge a1538 Abell 49 a.
He wes sa large to the pure folk that his wife arguit him of prodogalite 1546 Lynd. Trag. Card. 78.
For my moste princelye prodigalytie [: lyberalytie] 1549 Complaynte of Scotland 156/28. 1560 Rolland Seven Sages 3164.
Spend not in prodigalitie 1562-3 Winȝet I 44/19.
To turne … fra maist auaricious prodigalitie (we meine specially of the glorious bordouring of ȝoure garmentis with the blude of pure) 1558-66 Knox II 289. a1570-86 Arbuthnot Maitland Folio MS xxix 52.
I luif larges and liberalitie … I hait auerice and prodigalitiea1570-86 Arbuthnot Maitland Folio MS xxx 73.a1570-86 Maitland Maitland Folio MS xiv 20.
Waist nocht thy gude in prodigalitiea1570-86 Maitland Maitland Folio MS xx 17. a1578 Pitsc. I 80/5.
His waine prodigalietie 1584-9 Maxwall Commonpl. Bk. fol. 6 b.
Flie prodigalitie Of all det mak thé frie(2) 1558-66 Knox II 287.
Great preparationis war maid … : in ferses, in masking and in other prodigalities faine wold fooles have counterfooted France(3) 1476 Acts Lords Auditors 55/1.
That the brefe of prodigalite past apon the said Sir Gylbert is nocht of forme of the chancelary na of the kingis lawis 1478 Ib. 64/1.
For the seruing of a breue of inquest of produgalite … vppoun the said Sir Thomas Maule 1491 Acts Lords of Council I 195/2.
In the seruing of ane breif of inquesicioun of the kingis chapell … of menticapte prodegalite and furiosite of the said Robert Lord Flemyn
