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First published 2001 (DOST Vol. X).
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Quotation dates: 1547-1548
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Tandiment, n. [e.m.E. tendement (1519) meaning, significance.] Intelligence, news. — 1547–8 Corr. M. Lorraine 217.
I hawe hard at ther is ane coumpany off Ingland to cum in Scotland … and hes downe my deligence to hawe gottin tandiment off thair purpoys. And be all informatione I can get as ȝyte [etc.]
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