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Abilȝement, Abulȝement, n. Also: abilȝea-, abilyheament, abilliament, abillement; abulȝie-, abwlȝe(abolȝe-), abullȝement (abulȝemont), abulȝea-, abulȝia-, abuliament, abuliment; abuilȝe-, abuilȝie-, abuilȝea-, abuilȝiament. (Also printed with y and z for ȝ) [Variant of Habillement.] Habiliment, apparel, clothing, equipment. Freq. in pl.(a) 1471 Acts II. 100/2.
Botis witht nettis & al abilȝementis ganing tharfor for fysching 1482 Bamff Chart. 32.
Scher James sal gef to … Mergret … abilyheament to hir person as acordis 1494 Treas. Acc. I. 233.
Gevin to the Lord Ilis, to his abilȝement again Ȝule, iiij ellis of Rissillis blak 1514 Irvine Mun. I. 35.
Al uther maner of abilȝeamentis, wappinnis and instrumentis for were 1537 Lynd. Depl. Magd. 85.
I neuer did se … So mony in so riche abilȝementis Of silk and gold c1550 Rolland C. Venus ii. 1082.
Thair proud palphrais was grathit incontinent In glansand geir and best abillement a1570-86 Maitland M. Fol. xv. 56.
God grant our ladeis … to weir abilȝement According to thair stait & rent(b) 1507 Antiq. Aberd. & B. III. 140.
The abulyiemant of the said Ladyis persone 1531 Bell. Boece I. 160.
Cloithit … with na les precious than semand abulȝementis 1540 Lynd. Sat. 1413.
Ane fair Ladie, in quhyt abuilȝement 1570 Misc. Spald. C. II. 277.
Sufficientlie bodin tharto in armour wapinnis and honest abulyementis 1597 Ib. I. 172.
Ane gryt man … in silkin abuilȝeament 1623 Conv. Burghs III. 149.
The act maid last parliament anent abuilȝiements 1637 Elphinstone Mun. 25.
Ane coiffer withe the guidis, geir, abullȝementis, robis and wtheris 1658 Bamff Chart. 294.
To sustein … hir at bed, board, abulȝiamentis and at the shooles 1688 Aberd. B. Rec. 309.
The inhabitants … to be conveined the said day in their best armes and abuliment