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Quotation dates: 1420, 1482-1619
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Promotioun(e, -cioun(e, n. Also: -tion(e, -cion(e, -tyon. Also apparently irregular variants: promisioun, promosition. Also with altered prefix: premotioun, premocione. [Late ME and e.m.E. promotion (1429), -cion (1483), -cyon (1523), 14th c. F. promotion, L. prōmōtiōn- n. of action f. prōmovēre Promov(e v.]
1. Advancement or preferment (to, also for, in, high rank or office, esp. ecclesiastic, or power, rule or wealth).(1) c1420 Wynt. ix 3210.
The fadyre … Maid that mysrewlit electioune For his sonnys promotioune 1485 Acts II 171/2.1489 Acts Lords of Council I 122/1.
That the vicarage … wes … purchest be him … efter the procuratouris constitut in the Court of Rome and that efter that promisioun he decessit sede vacante 1489 Ib. I 122/1.
And he deit efter the promocioun of the bischop of Brechin that now is 1496 Douglas Chart. 160 (see Promoving vbl. n. a). a1499 Contemplacioun of Synnaris 105 (see Promov(e v. 1 (3)). c1500 Fyve Bestes 197.
To morne is the day of my promocioun Of haly ordour to resaif the crovne a1570-86 Dunb. Maitland Folio MS xii 32.
Sum causles clekis till him ane cowll … Enterand for geir and no devocioun The Dewill is glaid off his promocioun [Reidpeth premotioun] a1570-86 Ib. cxl 18.
And besey laboris for promotioun [v. rr. premocione, MS premotioun] 1515 Acta Conc. Publ. Aff. 41 (see Promov(e v. 1 (1)). 1528 Lynd. Dreme 195. 1528 Douglas Corr. 16.
To haue ȝour lettres direct to our haly fader … for promotioun of Alexander Douglas … to the bischoprick of Murray 1531 Bell. Boece (M) II 370.
How grete troubill fallis in this realme be promocioun of vicious and ignorannt prelaittis 1540 Lynd. Sat. 3646 (B).
Belevand for to get promotioun He said that his name was Devotioun 1549 Complaynte of Scotland 142/23.
Quhen the successour of ane … lauberar ascendis tyl ony dignite … incontinent eftir his promotione he myskennis God ande man 1562 Reg. Privy S. V i 290/1.
And … grantis the said nominatioun promotioun and provisioun sal be als sufficient … as ony provisioun maid to onye kirkman 1562-3 Winȝet I 110 h. of ch. a1578 Pitsc. I 64/32.
Throw the hie promotioun of his freindis a1578 Ib. 81/3.
Sum of the nobillis … inwyand the Earle of Douglas his promotioun with great rentis and dominiouns 1581 Sempill Sat. P. xliii 15.
Sum to promotioun, and some to plaine exile 1599 Reg. Privy C. VI 36.
Painter of the armes of all knichtis, lordis [etc.] … [in the time of] thair belting and promotioun 1605 Acts Sederunt i 63.
Vtheris who … labowrs be unlawfull mids to attein to promotion [Bisset I 112/27: premotioun](2) plur. 1483 Acts II 166/1.
Be having of mone furth of the realme be prelatis … for promocions and pleis in the court of Rome 1485 Ib. 171/2.
Gif ther be ony … nominacions for the promocions of his famuliaris & clerkis 1493 Ib. 232/1.
& suffer na promotionis to gang throw in the contrare 1514–15 Doug. in Doug. (Sm.) I p. xxxvi.
Becaus yon euyll myndyt Byschop of Murray trublys all our promociones 1514–15 Ib. p. xxxviii. 1531 Bell. Boece (M) II 185. 1568 Haddington Corr. 269.
Williame Maitland quhome … we … not onlie promovit to the office of secretar bot richlie rewardit him and all his freindis with benefites, giftis, and promositiones1571–2 Reg. Privy C. II 106.
Provisioun of personis to benefices and spirituall promotionis(3) 1482 Edinb. Chart. 155.
In or the cais [sic in pr.] of promocion of the said reuerend fadir to the archbischoprik of Sanctandrois 1485 Acts II 171/1. 1514–15 Doug. in Doug. (Sm.) I p. xl.
Brother forȝet nocht to solyst … my promotyon to Dunkeldene 1514–15 Ib. p. xlii, etc. —1521–2 Doug. in Doug. (Sm.) I p. ci.
That the said Bischop of Glasgwys materrs and promotion for Sanctandrs suld prosper 1567 Reg. Privy C. I 534.
That we sall … promote concur fortifie and assist to the promotioun and establissing of him in his kingdome and governament(4) 1485 Acts II 171/1.
And to retrete … the pretendit promocioun maid to the said maister George(5) 1493 Acts II 232/1.
Anent the dispositioun and promotioun of all beneficis electiue or vtheris prelaceis 1525 Douglas Corr. 101.
Gif ȝe haif gottin the promocioune fra Rome of ony of thai saidis beneficis to my brothir
b. Academic advancement, graduation.Also attrib. in promotioun silver.1563-1570 Buch. Wr. 13 h. of ch.
The promotion of thayr degreis 1563-1570 Ib. 13.
[Examiners] sal declair to the rectour … quha ar worthy of promotion or nocht 1574 Comm. Univ. III (St. A.) 189 (see Promote v. b (4)). 1600-1610 Melvill 28.
We lerned the buikis … and haid at Pace our promotion and finissing of our course —attrib. 1619 Rec. Univ. Aberd. 276.
That burses wes devydit that promotioun siluer wes invertit to priuat use
2. The advancement or furthering of a thing, condition or process.c1550 Rolland Court of Venus i 533.
Of perellous stait it is the first promotioun 1563-1570 Buch. Wr. 13.
Ane schort prayer for promotion of lernyng and the estat of the common weil 1574–5 Reg. Privy S. VII 10/1.
Of his guid will … quhilk he beris to his hienes authoritie and promotioun thairof 1581 Hamilton Cath. Tr. in 1573-1600 Cath. Tr. (S.T.S.) 81/12.
Jhonne Leslie Bischop of Ross maist zelous in the promotion of Goddis glore 1584 Reg. Privy C. III 702.
To the promotioun and furtherance of the gospell
