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First published 2002 (DOST Vol. XI).
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Quotation dates: 1499-1578, 1645
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Tribunal(l, n. Also: tribunale, -ell. [e.m.E. tribunall (1526), tribunal (1554-5), F. tribunal, L. tribūnāl.]
1. A judge's seat, seat of judgment. Also attrib. with sait(t.a1500 Henr. Fab. 864.
Straitlie thairfoir I gif commandement For to compeir befoir my tribunall, Vnder all pane and perrell that may fall c1520-c1535 Nisbet Rom. xiv 10.
For all we sal stand befor the tribunale [P. trone] (or sete of jugement) of Cristattrib. c1550 Rolland Court of Venus ii 1020.
We will … him defend fra cairis criminall. [Qu]hat Venus hes agane him to propone Or Rhamnusia in hir sait tribunall 1560 Acts II 528/2.
The … lamb of God was dampnit in the presence of an erthlie juge that we mycht be absoluit befoir the tribunall sait of our God 1561–3 Edinb. Old Acc. I 436.
vc plancheour naillis to mak the queinis tribunal saitt a1578 Pitsc. I 311/16.
Sowmondis ȝow Schir freir beffor the tribunall saitt of God and Christ Jessus … that ȝe thair compeir … to ansuer befor that Judge for ȝour wrangous accusatioun a1578 Pitsc. II 303/28.
Nocht knawing that thay had ony compt to mak thairfoir befoir the tribunell seat of God
2. A court of justice.1645 Rutherford Tryal Faith (1845) 210.
To me, who am not yet born, far less cited before a tribunal & absolved from sin
