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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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Cundit, -dyt, n. Also: cwndyt, cundyte, -det, covndit. [ME. cundit, -dyte, etc., variant of condit Condit(e n.]

1. A safe-conduct. c1420 Wynt. vii. 1967.
Wnder cwndyt be trette To spekyng off that kyng come he Ib. viii. 1682.
Nevyrtheles he wes in dowt, Or his cwndyt wes worne owt 1531 Treas. Acc. V. 459.
To ane pursewantis … expens, send be the King to Iohnne Caynochsoun with his cundyt a1578 Pitsc. I. 83/29.]
[The Earle gat saif cundit to come throw Ingland

2. a. A (covered) channel for water, etc.; a conduit. Also fig. 1513 Doug. i. Prol. 341.
Chauser, … In eloquens balmy cundyt and dyall Ib. iii. x. 79; etc.
Ane of the ryveris … Vndir the sey gan thyddir flow … Throu secrete cundytis 1518 Dunfermline B. Rec. 297.
All ald covndittis cumand to the burne and fra the burn hafand the ald passag as vs & wount was 1615–6 M. Works Acc. XI. 7.
For thrie dayis at the redding of the bak cundet in the abbay

b. A passage in the body. 1513 Doug. xi. v. 28.
With gret difficulte The cundytis of his voce war lowsyt fre Ib. xii. ix. 17.
The stif swerd … Persyt hys cost and breistis cundyt in hy