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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Deprive, Depryve, v. Also: depriwe, deprywe, depryf(f, deprayve. [ME. depryve, deprive (c 1330), OF. depriver, med. L. deprivare.]

1. tr. To deprive, dispossess, bereave (a person) of something. Also rarely const. fra.(1) c1400 Troy-bk. ii. 2149.
Sche had fer lever forgo Hir owne part … Ne be deprivit of hir brothir c1420 Wynt. v. 5038.
He wes deprywyd off hys offys Ib. 5396.
He suld … depriwyde be Off hys state 1456 Hay I. 255/7.
Scho … gert the pape deprive thame of all the rychtis … thai pretendit to have a1500 Bk. Chess 2161.
Two rokis maye a king allone put dovne, And him depryve of his lyf & his crovne c1500-c1512 Dunb. xxvii. 92 (A).
The devill gart … tham of knychthed to depryf 1552 Edinb. B. Rec. II. 174.
That thai salbe deprivit of thair office Ib. 177.
That the persone doand the samin … be … depryuit of his fredome for euer 1563-1570 Buch. Wr. 29.
The Hamiltonis socht to haif depriuit hir of all rycht a1578 Pitsc. I. 34/14.
It sould be ane redy way to cause himself … be deprywit of his gowernance 1596 Dalr. I. 168/20.
The principal nobilitie depryueng him … of al authoritie and ryches 1611 Mure Misc. P. ii. 27.
The blindit god … of power quyte deprywed 1613 St. A. Baxter Bks. 79.
[They] to be deprywit of all service within the bowndis of this citie 1671 Aberd. B. Rec. IV. 277.
The said councell … deprayvs the said Thomas Milne of all freedom and liberty within this burghe(2) 1471 Acta Aud. 20/2.
That he be depriuit for euer fra the office of depute schereffschip 1560 Rolland Seven S. 8280.
It was ȝow tald … that I purpoist … Depriue ȝour grace fra this nobill impire

b. To divest or strip (a thing) of a property. 1562-3 Winȝet I. 109/3.
Quhy put ȝe it out of the vse of Christianis, and nocht only depriuis it of the name of a sacrament?

2. To deprive of office or status; to depose. c1400 Troy-bk. ii. 2001.
That kyng Agamenone had tane A douchter quhile of King Pryam To wyf … And Cletemistra wold depryve a1500 Henr. III. 123/59.
All fleschlie lustis thow sall defy Quhen pane sall the depryve for paramour a1500 Bk. Chess 1085.
The pepill suld haue werraye power plane Ballies to cheis and to depryve agane 1533 Bell. Livy II. 62/25.
Becaus the tribunis militare war first made … , and war eftir deprivit 1572-5 Diurn. Occurr. 7.
Iohne duke of Albany … come … to Edinburgh and depryvit the proveist and bailleis chosin therin a1578 Pitsc. II. 201/10.
My lord Mortoun was maid chancellar and my lord Huntlie depryvit Ib. 206/7.
At this tyme the lyoun herauld … was depryveit 1592 St. A. Baxter Bks. 49.
He … [to be] depryvit and dischargit to all service in ony baikhous within this town c1650 Spalding I. 263.
Mr. Johne Peter, … about this tyme is deprivit for not subscriveing the covenant

3. To do away with; to suppress, annul. 1473 Edinb. B. Rec. I. 28.
We think it richt speidfull … that fals culloures be abuseit and depryveit c1552 Lynd. Mon. 3334.
Arbates … thocht it small difycultie For tyll depryue his maiestie a1570-86 Maitl. F. lxxii. 32.
Thai will be reddy … evir thy honour in haist for to depryve 1596 Dalr. I. 297/24.
He depriues the law laitlie sett furth … of successioune Ib. 314 marg.
Lawis maist filthie and licherous he depriues