Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1956 (SND Vol. IV).
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†GOVERNMENT, n. Sc. usage: guidance (in action), direction.Sc. 1712 J. Arbuthnot Law is a Bottomless Pit ix.:
If she submits to my Government, she will be abroad in a little Time.Inv. 1716 Steuart Letter-Bk. (S.H.S.) 21:
Pray let me have your oppinion of this pr[oposal] first for my Government with a price Currant.
