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Surrogat(e, v. Also: surrogatt, swrrogat(t. Pres. p. also surrogand, surregand. P.t. surrogat(e, -gatt, subrogat. P.p. surrogate, -gat(t, surogat, subrogate, surrogatit. [Late ME and e.m.E. subrogate (p.p., 1432-50; infin., 1538), surrogated (p.p., 1586), surrogate (p.p., 1596; infin., 1679), L. subr-, surrogāt-, p.p. stem of subr-, surrogāre.]
1. To put, elect or appoint (a person) in the place (rowme, richt, etc.) of (another) (also, of or to wse an office).pres. 1533 Bell. Livy I 142/10.
He sett ane counsell to surrogate ane colleig in the place of Brutus 1566 Misc. Maitl. C. I 48.
Quhilkis cautioneris … surrogatis thame in the said Alexanderis place of the … proffetis thairof 1573 Glasgow Prot. VII 23.
Surrogatand and substituand the said David and Jonet … in oure place and richt of redemptione c1575 Balfour Pract. 419.
The Judge may not, without consent of partie, elect, choose, or surrogat ane uther persoun in his place a1578 Pitsc. I 135/26.
The haill nobilietie … wexit with the tyrannie of King Henrie … hes taine porpois to surrogat Richard Duike of Ȝorke in his royall place 1585–6 Perth B. Ct. 4 Jan.
The said Cristeane … surrogatis the said Andro in her vice and place of the said office of executorie 1605 Glasgow Prot. II 117.
In the richt of the quhilk dewties … we with ane consent … surrogatis and substitutis the said maister of the hospitall 1614 Ayr Chart. 148.
I … finallie surrogattis and substitutis thame … in my full rycht and place of my gift and donatioun of the saidis landis milnis [etc.] 1652 Boyd Zion's Fl. App. xxiv/2.
The said colledge principall professoris [etc.] … quhome I … surrogat, substitute, and imputte in my full richt, tytill, and place of the samyne [sc. money and possessions] 1665–7 Lauder Jrnl. 91.
[They] deposed then cowed him, and thrust him in a monastry, surrogating Pepin his brother in his roome 1677 Irvine Deeds 4 July.
And [to] surrogat and substitut him and his forsds. in my full right roume and place(b) 1552 Boyd Fam. P. No. 39 (16 March).
Surrogand and substituand thame in my place and richt therof foreuer 1564 Liber Scon 208.
Surrogand and substituand the said Thomas and his airis maill … in my rycht and place of the samyn 1586 Burntisland B. Ct. 16 April.
In fawouris of the said Gelis hir airis & assignais surrogand & substituand hir & thame in the saidis James Wm & Henries rowme and place thairof 1597 Paisley B. Rec. 204.
Surrogand and substitutand him and his foirsaids in our full rycht and titill [sc. of land and crops] 1598 Breadalbane Ct. Bk. (Reg. H.) 179b.
Surregand and substituand the said schir Duncane and his foirsaidis in thair richt and titill of the samep.t. 1507–8 Aberd. Sheriff Ct. I 54.
Thai tuk pament fra hir for the samyn thre yeiris bigane and surrogat hir in thair richt anent the said oxin and expens 1533 Bell. Livy I 140/20.
Thai belevit that he wald vsurpe the crovn, becaus he surrogate nocht haistelie ane new consul in the place of Brutus 1545 Aberd. B. Rec. I 214.
The said lord, … deput and surrogat the said Thomas Menȝeis in his place of the said officep.p. 1531 Bell. Boece II 451.
William, Erle of Douglas … clamit the croun, be richt of Edward Ballioll and the Cumin; saying he wes surrogat in baith thair richtis 1533 Bell. Livy I 270/17.
The consull denyit to do ony thing concernyng the said law, quhil he had surrogate ane colleig in the place of Valerius that was deceissit 1533 Bell. Livy II 195/22 (see Surrogatioun(e n.). 1533 Boece 284.
Congall … in Colmkill … was beryit. In hys place Conrane his broder germane to the grete plesere of the pepill was surrogate 1562 Aberd. B. Rec. I 348.
The haill counsell … assentit that the said Gilbert [be] surrogat and deputt in his place to wse the said office 1572-5 Diurn. Occurr. 219.
Wpoun the vj day of Junij foirsaid, capitane James Meluile, brint in maner foirsaid with pouder, wes burijt … and capitane Dauid Meluile surrogat in his place 1604 Aberd. Eccl. Rec. 36.
Since it is casuall that sum of the saidis visitouris may transport thameselffis … to ane vther pairt of the toun … they … promesis deulie to warne the sessioun or counsell thairof, that tymouslie vtheris may be surrogat in thair rowmes 1612 Balmerino and L. Chart. i 75.
Dauid Carnegy … now surrogat be his said fader in his richt place and kyndnes of the saidis teindis(b) a1578 Pitsc. I 52/8.
It was wnworthie manteinners of theiffis and murtheris [should have] bene surrogatit in thair placeis
b. Executour dative surrogate (to another): A person appointed by a commissary court, in lieu of the procurator-fiscal to administer the moveable estate of one who has died intestate.Cf. the quot. Hope Minor Practicks 24 in Surrogatioun(e n. 2.c1600 Pont Cunningham 202.
Patrik Huntar … executour-dative surragat in place of the procuratour-fischall 1603 Dickson & Edmond Ann. Sc. Printing 491.
Agnes, Geillis, and Jonet Wallaces ar executouris datiues surrogat to thair said vmquhile sister in place of the procuratour fischall 1604 Misc. Bann. C. II 233.
Dauid and Issobell Smythis ar executouris datiues surrogat to thair said vmquhile fader, in place of the procurator fischall 1627 Brechin Test. 6 Aug.
And executoris datiues surogat to hir In the procurator fischallis place
2. To substitute, give in exchange (one person or thing for (in place of) another). Also absol.(1) 1590-1 R. Bruce Serm. 77.
They substitute a priest, and surrogates ane hireling quha hes na calling on office now in the Kirk of God 1609 Skene Reg. Maj. ii 34.
And the tyme of the birth, three lichts or candels salbe in the house, because darknesse is meet and convenient to surrogat ane false birth as gif it were the trew birth(2) 1632 Aberd. Council Lett. I 360.
As the money of strangeris hes bene brocht within this kingdome by degrees and heichtit in thair pryces fra tyme to tyme, … that laiser may be gevin to surrogat also guid kynds of his maiesties moneyes in thair places 1679 Fountainhall Decis. I 40.
A moveable bond surrogate by a tutor in place of an heritableabsol. 1685 Lauder Notices Affairs II 601.
The Prince, without his subjects consent, may prohibite, abrogat, derogat, subrogat, and obrogate to the standing laws wheir he sees it necessar
b. To assign (something) to another.1584 Prot. Bk. R. Broun 2a.
Gif the said Gilbert faillis thairintill in that cace … he surrogattis and transfarris his haill said letter of tak
c. To introduce (something) as a substitute for or palliative to (something else).1561 Q. Kennedy Compendious Ressonyng (ed.) 177/8.
O Lorde God quhilk has subrogate and ordanit solace and releif to the lawbouris of men be dwm beistis we pray [etc.]
