A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Quotation dates: 1577-1578
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Deferent, -ant, a. [f. Defer v.1] Deferring, delaying. —a1578 Pitsc. I. 250/28.
The king gaif thame ane defferant ansuer a1578 Ib. II. 19/3.
They gaif this ȝoung earle fair defferent ansueris
