A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 2002 (DOST Vol. XI).
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Quotation dates: 1657-1658
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Unmembering, vbl. n. [Cf. 17th c. Eng. unmember v. (1683); Member n.] Depriving (a person) of membership. —a1658 Durham Comm. Rev. II iii (1680) 73.
This unmembering or unchurching of a person
