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First published 2001 (DOST Vol. X).
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Tarditie, n. [Late ME and e.m.E. tarditee (c1450), tarditie (1586), tardity (1599), OF tardité, L. tarditāt-.] Lateness. —1648 Cramond Ch. Urquhart 24.
In respect of the tarditie of the people coming to the kirk in the morning [etc.]
