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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Disposit, -yt, ppl. a. Also: dispois'd. [ME. disposed (14th c.).] Disposed, inclined. (See also evil-, ill-, wele-disposit.) —1469 Ayr Friars Pr. Chart. 51.
Ilk ane of the convent as thai ar disposyt sall say a mes a1500 Henr. Fab. 267.
Efter quhen thay disposit war to dyne c1490 Irland Asl. MS. I. 16/25.
To gif the saull to the body quhen it is disposit to resaif it 1625 Garden Kings 6.
Addicted and dispois'd To come to knowledge in the phisick arte
