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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Excambion, -ioun, n. Also: -ione, -ioune, -eon, -eoun; excampbion. [Var. of Excambium, after words in -ion, -ioun.]

1. Exchange of lands or property.(a) 1461 Charter (Reg. H.) No. 362.
Tyll hafe gevyn … all & syndry my landys … in perpetuale & euirlestande changing & excambion ffor hys landys 1554 Glasgow Dioc. Reg. I. 155.
Nono Augusti is rentaillit Jhone Lwk in … land in Eistir Dalbetht … be excambion of xj s. and thre half penny land of Eistyr Thorne 1570 Inverness B. Rec. I. 194.
Fynla Donaldson … allegit that he and Alexander Paterson maid excampbion of landis 1595 Orkney Rentals II. 44.
And in land mail of 1 fdg. terrae … gewen in excambion to Magnus Loutit 1606 Melrose R. Rec. I. 10.
To remit the excambione … of ane peice yaird … for ane but of land possessit be the said Robert 1663 Decis. Lords G. 50.
There being an excambion betwixt the Earl of Home's predecessor, and Sir Iohn Ker of Hirsel of the Abbacy of Iedburgh 1685 Glamis Bk. Record 85.
I had in excambion some eight aikers … marching with the ministers glib(b) 1493 Acta Aud. 178/2.
The contract of excambioun maid betuix hir and James Levingston … of the thrid of the landis of Meidhop 1509 Reg. Privy S. I. 300/1.
The gift of … the landis of Newtoun … in excambioun and contentatioun of the ȝerely pensioun of xx merkis 1557 Reg. Cupar A. II. 146.
Our toun and landis … quhilk Colyn Campbell brukit befoir, and that be excambioun … for the landis of Estir Innerarite 1592 Edinb. Test. XXIV. 135 b.
Landis … gevin in excambioun to him … conforme to ane contract 1606 Orkney & Sh. Rec. I. 274.
Thair excambioun to stand quhill Alhallowmes last wes and na forder 1653 Inverness Presb. 253.
He hard be commone report that it was in excambioune that M^r Murdo past the gleib … to the heritor(c) 1589 Orkney & Sh. Rec. I. 93.
He rennownsis and … ourgeveis be way of inthirchange and excambeoun … all and haill the landis [etc.] 1602 Shetland Sheriff Ct. 48 b.
The schrefes precept execut aganis him for … the said appoyntment of excambeoun 1673 Bamff Chart. 328.
Ane contract of excambeon with ane double thairoff

2. An exchange or interchange. 1572 Sat. P. xxx. 152.
Sic vane excambion can I not considder, As marrow tratours and the trew togidder c1590 Fowler I. 42/139.
To see her in that change And that excambion [It. cambio] so content that she but blusht for ioy