A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 1986 (DOST Vol. VI).
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Provis(s)ment, n. [Provise v.] Preparation, or arrangment in advance; provision. —a1578 Pitsc. I 160/7.
He maid great provissment [B., I. punishment] to the effect that Godis glorie might shyne throw the contrie
