† ˈdyvoury Sc. Obs.
[f. prec. + -y.]
Bankruptcy; beggary.
| 1597 Skene De Verb. Sign. s.v. Dyovr, Dyvour, Diverse shamefull formes of dyuourie, ar vsed and observed. 1661 R. Baillie in Z. Boyd Zion's Flowers (1855) App. 35/2 Help your..friends out of beggary and dyvoury if you can. |