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Situat(e, p.p. and ppl. adj. Also: sytuat, situait, -wat, sittuat(e; scituat(e, -wate; settuatte; Cituat(e. [From as Situate,v. Cf. e.m.E. sytuate (1523).]

I. p.p. 1. a. Of a place, building, etc.: Located geographically.(a) 1467 8th Rep. Hist. MSS 306/2.
The Kingis chapell sitwat within the cite of Sanctandris a1500 Colk. Sow ii 94.
Quhair now Pareis citie is situat thus 1587 Acts III 489/1.
Landis … quhilkis pertenit to the freris Carmelitane sumtyme situat beside the burcht of Inuerbervie 1596 Dalr. I 4/14. 1617 Ure Rutherglen 11.
The Burgh of Rutherglen, sitwat in the west pairt of this our kingdom of Scotland(b) 1510 Irving Dumbartonsh. I (App.) 99.
In Sanct Patrikis Chapell, scituat within the said castale, ane auld mes buk of perchement 1570 Leslie 295.
In the quhilk [city] also his best palace is scituate 1532–3 (c1580) Edinb. B. Rec. II 60. ?c1675 J. Gordon Hist. III 6.
Kelso, a village which is scitwate upon the banke of the river Tweede(c) 1498 Dunferm. B. Rec. I 79.
Schir John Llam chaiplane to the Rud and the Lady altar settuatte vithtin the parys kyrk of Dunfermlyne

b. Of things: Located as to place. a1500 Bk. Chess 1122.
And thairefter bene thir rokis situate Ferrast him fra of ony gret estait 1534 Bamff Chart. 65.
Quhilk cros wes situat and put thair for ane march betwixt the Erle of Crawfurd and Bamff 1549 Compl. 37/11.
The greene hoilsum feildis, situat maist comodiusly fra distemprit ayr [etc.] 1568 Skeyne Descr. Pest 33.
Oppin that vaine of the leuer quhilk is situat in the inuart part of the arme c1550-c1580 Art of Music 25.
Figuris and sypheris in void spacis within rewlis or lynis sittuat

c. With personal object. a1500 Bk. Chess 463.
A fair ladye … suld be … on the kingis left syd situate 1501 Doug. Pal. Hon. 1342.
As we bene on the hie hill situait [L. sittuate] 1550–1 (c1580) Edinb. B. Rec. II 152.
The prouest and baillies of burrowes situat at ilk port of this realme to serche and seik the persouns brekkares of the said statutes

2. Positioned, set agayns (a force). 1513 Doug. x xii 15.
Lyke to a ferm rowk … Sytuat aganys the rageand wyndis blast

II. ppl. adj. Situated, positioned. 1633 Lithgow Poet. Remains 113.
Dunbertane … Whose mouldring walls brought low, defective be: Which if thine eyes surveigh, Thou'll cause amend it, And for its situat strength (doubtles) commend it 16.. Macfarlane's Geog. Coll. II 203.
Upon the very brink of the river of Clyde stands the sweetly situate house of Erskin