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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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Quotation dates: 1498-1602
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Attendance, Attendence, n. Also: attendans. [ME. attendance (Chaucer), atendans, OF. atendance.] Attention, heed.(a) a1499 Contemplacioun of Synnaris 117 (all his realme till him takis attendance); a1499 Ib. 573. 1513 Doug. xi. vii. 48 (attendans geif, and harkis all at anys). 1531 Bell. Boece I. 53 (he gaif his hale attendance to win the hertis of his pepill). 1533 Id. Livy II. 86/27 (gevand na attendance to the requeistis). 1562-3 Winȝet II. 18/6 (with grete diligence and maist attendance). 1602 Rec. Convention of Royal Burghs II. 140 (the skipper sal tak delegent attendance vpoun the geir).(b) 1560 Rolland Seven Sages 157/6 (ȝe gif to thame sa inwart attendence); 1560 Ib. 184/22. 1562-3 Winȝet II. 17/4 (neid of thocht and attendence). 1576 Edinburgh Testaments IV. 123 (that thay sall tak attendence to the saidis barnis).
