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Carmelite, n. and a. Also: Carmelyte; Carm(e)leit, -aleit; Carme-, Carmilet(t; Carmelat(e. [e.m.E. (1505), F. Carmélite, med. L. Carmelita.]

1. n. A friar of the order founded on Mount Carmel in the 12th century; a white friar. c1420 Wynt. viii. 677.
The Blak Ordyr Jacobitis, and the Qwhyt Carmelytis c1500-c1512 Dunb. xiii. 45.
Baith Carmeleitis and Cordilleris Cumis thair to genner and get ma freiris 1540 Lynd. Sat. 2616 (B).
Augustynis, Carmeleitis [Ch. Carmleit] & Cordeleirs c1552 Id. Mon. 5685.
With small nummer of monkis and freris, Off Carmeletis and Cordeleris a1540 Freiris Berw. 25 (M).
The freiris of Iacobinis, … The Carmelitis, Augustinianis and als the Minouris eik 1567 G. Ball. 205.
His Cordeleris, and Augustinis, Sanct Frances ordour to 1619 Garden Elphinston 2164.
Preaching Minor Freers And Carmaleits, in means He … supports

2. Appositive or as adj.: Belonging to this order. 1501 Antiq. Aberd. & B. III. 12.
To pas to the presence of the prior … of the Freris Carmelites 1525 Edinb. B. Rec. I. 222.
Freir Jhone Malcolmesoun … of the ordour of the freiris Carmelytis 1549 Ann. Banff I. 26.
[The] Prior of the Carmilett fratres of Banff comperitt in jugment 1551–2 Treas. Acc. X. 66.
To the Carmelett freris of Irwin Ib. 95.
To the Carmeleit freris thair [at Aberdeen] 1622-6 Bisset II. 2/4.
This extract following wes fund be the provinciall of the quhyte or Carmelat freiris of Abirdene Ib. 125/10.
The Carmelate or quhyte freiris war, as sum say, begun in Mont Carmelus