Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1968 (SND Vol. VII).
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†QUADRULAPSE, n. Also quadre-. A fourth lapse or fall, gen. in reference to offences under church discipline. Cf. Dulapse, Trilapse, etc. Also attrib.Sc. 1709 W. Steuart Collections iii. xi. § 11:
Fornicators are to make profession of their repentance three several Sabbaths; who are guilty of a relapse therein, six Sabbaths; who are guilty of a trilapse, twenty-six Sabbaths; and of a quadrilapse, three quarters of a year, all in sackcloth.Gall. 1718 Session Bk. Minnigaff (1939) 316:
Elizabeth M'Kie, guilty of a quadrulaps fornication, was tuice rebooked publickly since the last.Abd. 1874 Auchterless Session Rec. MS. (3 Oct.):
Compeared John Charles and Maggie Stephen, the former being a quadrelapse.
