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First published 2002 (DOST Vol. XI).
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Undoutit, ppl. adj. and adv. Also: undouttit, -ed, -dowtit, -ed, -doubtit, -ed, -dotit, -duittit, -dowbtit, -dubtit, -dowbyted, wndout(t)it, -dowtyt, -ed, -doubted, ondout(t)it, -dowt(t)it, -dowtyt, -doubted, -duttit, -dwttit, -dowitit, undowt. [Late ME and e.m.E. vndou(b)ted (both c1460), undowted (1487).] = Indoutit adj.
A. ppl. adj. 1. Of a person: Whose status or title is not in doubt; undisputed.(a) 1482 Charter (Reg. H.) No. 501.
Johne Baty burges of Edinburgh an his aieris and assignais my verray lauchful vndoutit and vnreuocable baillies of al and sindry my landis … liand within the bailliery of Lawdyre 1487 Antiq. Aberd. & B. III 102.
Undubtit 1498 Acta Conc. II 260.
In the asking, inbringin and joising of the dewiteis pertenand to the sade altar as undoutit chapellane thairof 1500 Acta Conc. II 473.
Our verray lauchfull and undowtit procuratouris, actouris, factouris and speciale erand beraris 1507 Grant Chart. 46.
Wndowtyt 1508–9 Reg. Privy S. I 281/1.
Undowtit a1540 Misc. Bann. C. III 40.
The quhilk Edmund was undoutit king of England 1560 Peebles B. Rec. I 272.
The juge and haill communite, as vndouttit patrones of the rude altare … [hes set] the rude acre in fewferme 1562-3 Winȝet I 96/16.
Hir Grace's neir cousingis and vndoutit freindis 1580 Edinb. Test. VIII 126b.
I leue my gude will with fauour & kyndnes of my haill roumes … to … my verray lauchfull vndoutit husband 1611 Montgomery Mem. 254.
Vndowbtit 1632 Cullen B. Ct. 6 June.
Wndouttit 1679 Kirkcudbr. Test. (Reg. H.) 5 June.
Wndowted 1688 Irvine Deeds MS 6 June.
[Constituted] my very lawfull, undoubted & irrevocable procurators … to the effect undirwryten(b) 1557 Reg. Cupar A. II 165.
Maister Dauid Campbell, Dauid Ogiluy, oure wary lawchfull and vndotit bailȝe or balȝeis(c) 1492 Highland P. II 193.
Ondoutit 1493 Reg. Cupar A. I 244.
Ondowtit 1511 Reg. Panmure II 280.
Ondoutit 1542 Prot. Bk. J. Crawford 15.
Ondouttit 1550 Breadalbane Doc. No. 76.
Ondowtyt 1560 Fam. Rose 233.
Ondowttit a1567 Old Ross-shire I 12.
Ondouttit provest of the College Kyrk of Tayne 1573 Tyrie in Cath. Tr. 19/32.
Christ … the ondoubted fundatour of his awin kirk 1584 Prot. Bk. W. Cumming 44.
Ondwttit 1592–3 Sutherland Bk. III 175.
Ondowitit(d) 1565 Lennox Mun. 268.
Our wery lauchfull vndowt and irreuocable procuratouris 1577 Prot. Bk. A. Millar 38b.
Lauchfull vndowt and irreuocabill cessioneris
2. Of a right: That is not open to question; undisputed.(a) 1536–7 Rec. Earld. Orkney 220.
[They] had and hes guid and undowtit right to all and haill the nyn penny udall land of Sabay 1581 Bk. Old Edinb. C. XV 41.
The said James to haif the undowtit kyndnes and richt to the samyn 1604 Stewart Mem. 111.
Vnduittit 1618 Wemyss of Bogie MSS.
Having undoutted richt to the lyfrent of all sik persounes as hes bene … put to his hienes horne 1633 Acts V 35/1.
The Lords of Exchequer … sall haue wndoubted power … to … decide in all … caussis concerning his Majesties propertie 1641 Acts V (1817) 5821.
Ane good and vndubtit right 1661 Aberd. Council Lett. IV 124.
There … undoubted right and intres in and to the said church(b) 1664 Rothesay B. Rec. 89.
He had good and undowbyted right unto ane actione competent to the said Mr. John Stewart(c) 1604 Stewart Mem. 110.
The onduttit rycht of the heritabill propertie of the forsaidis landis
3. Of a thing, state, etc.: Whose nature, or efficacy, cannot be doubted; indisputable; certain, sure.a1578 Pitsc. II 60/6.
As the goldsmyth knaweth the fyne gold frome the wnprofetable by the tuiche stone, so lykwyse may we knaw herasie by the wndoutit tuiche stone that is the trew sensour and wndefyllit word of God a1597-1617 Hist. Jas. VI (1804) 3.
To graunt hir constancie and perseuerance in that Catholique, undoubtit, trew faith 1609 Hume 176/348.
This pompe and dignitie … of byschopes is the undowted discipline and ensignie of the Romane Antichryst
b. That is sure to come about; inevitable.1513 Doug. ii vi 114.
So throw the wapynnys and our fays went we Apon the ded ondowtit [Sm. vndowtit, Ruddim. vndoutit; L. haud dubiam in mortem] and wald nocht fle
B. adv. = Undoutitly adv.1594 Warrender P. (SHS) II 47.
The Lord Thirlstane quho hed resignit the landis of Mussilburgh, that wer his undoubtit
