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First published 2002 (DOST Vol. XI).
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Trelaps(e, -lapis, Trilaps(e, n. [L. tri- and -lapsus on the pattern of Relaps(e n.2 Cf. Relaps(e n.1] a. One who has committed a sin for the third time.(a) 1594 Perth Kirk S. in Lawson Bk. Perth 218.
Compears Christian Ferguson, trelapse in fornication, and confesses her third fault of fornication 1597 St. A. Kirk S. 837.
Quha soevir salhappin to be trelapis in fornicatioun sall … stand thre severall oukis 1602 Shetland Sheriff Ct. (ed.) 56.
George Broun trelaps 1649 Cramond Presb. Fordyce 21.
All relapses and trelapses in adulteries and incestuous persons to be summerlie excommunicate(b) 1591 Lothian and Tweeddale Synod 31.
Trilaps 1611 Fife Synod 7.
George Kermeg, trilaps in adulterie, … is … to be insisted against be the censures of the Kirk 1680 Cramond Presb. Fordyce 45.
George Beckie, trilapse, Cullen
b. The committing of a sin for the third time. Also attrib.1597 Misc. Maitl. C. I 128.
Hellen Allan … confessis fornicatione relaps with George Archibauld, and that the samin fault is trelaps in hir persone 1608 Inverness Rec. II 58.
Thou art indytit for sindrie trelaps in fornicatioun, idill seit, vagarie, profanatioun of the Sabothe day 1609 Dundonald Par. Rec. 200.
Jonat Dickie … confessit hir fornicatioun … quhilk to hir is trilaps 1655 Stirling Ant. II 22.
That the penaltie for simple fornication shall be sex punds … and relapse to be double, and trelapse to be triple 1663 Alford Rec. 9.
Isobell Rae … was convict … of a trilapse in fornicatione 1665 Elgin Rec. II 304.
The penalties for ilk fornicatione … to be multiplied according to the falls of the parties whither it be relaps, trelaps, quaderlapsattrib. 1660 Cramond Kirk S. I 3 June.
James Gray … to make publict satisfactione for his trelapse adulterye with Cathrin Barton
