† peˈremptorly, adv. Sc. Obs.
[f. peremptor + -ly2: cf. F. péremptoirement (1349 in Hatz.-Darm.).]
= peremptorily.
| c 1470 Henryson Mor. Fab. vi. (Parl. Beasts) iii, Summonit the scheip before the wolf, that he Peremptourlie..Compeir. 1564 Reg. Privy Council Scot. I. 292 His procuratour, quha proponit peremptourlie ane exceptioun. 1639 Drummond of Hawthornden Hist. Jas. V, Wks. (1711) 99 [Before 1530] suits of law were peremptorly decided by baillies, sheriffs, and other judges. |