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DITTAY Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster
The meaning of DITTAY is the matter charged in an indictment; also : the indictment itself. www.merriam-webster.com
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SND :: dittay - Dictionaries of the Scots Language
DITTAY, Ditty, n. 1. Sc. law: “the matter of charge, or ground of indictment, against a person accused of a crime” (Sc. 1890 Bell Dict. Law Scot. dsl.ac.uk
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DITTAY definition in American English - Collins Dictionary
Scots law the accusation or charge against a person in a criminal case.... Click for pronunciations, examples sentences, video. www.collinsdictionary.com
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dittay
dittay Sc. Law. (ˈdɪteɪ, ˈdɪtɪ) Also 5 dyttay; cf. also ditty 5. [a. OF. dité, ditté, and thus the same word as ditty, but prob. of later introduction in Sc., and in consequence preserving later the Fr. pronunciation, represented by final -ay.] The matter of charge or ground of indictment against a ... Oxford English Dictionary
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DITTAY - The Law Dictionary
A technical term iu civil law, signifying the matter of chargeor ground of indictment against a person accused of crime. Talcing up dittay isobtaining ... thelawdictionary.org
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dittay, n. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English Dictionary
OED's earliest evidence for dittay is from 1488, in the writing of Hary, poet. dittay is a borrowing from French. Etymons: French dité. See ... www.oed.com
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Barbara Napier
The allegations or indictments were summarised in points known as "articles of dittay", which were published in 1833 by Robert Pitcairn. wikipedia.org
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dittay - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
From Old French ditté, from Latin dictatum. Noun. edit. dittay (plural dittays). (Scots law) An indictment; a charge. Related terms. edit · dictate · ditty. en.wiktionary.org
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DOST :: dittay n - Dictionaries of the Scots Language
3. Without article: Formal accusation or indictment; information forming a basis of indictment. Freq. in phrases to tak (up) dittay and points of dittay. dsl.ac.uk
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DITTY Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster
The meaning of DITTY is an especially simple and unaffected song. How to use ditty in a sentence. www.merriam-webster.com
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ditty noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French dite 'composition', from Latin dictatum (neuter) 'something dictated', from dictare 'to dictate'. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com
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DITTY Definition & Meaning - Dictionary.com
plural · a poem intended to be sung. · a short, simple song. verb (used without object). dittied, dittying. Obsolete., to sing. verb ... www.dictionary.com
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ditty
▪ I. ditty, n. (ˈdɪtɪ) Forms: 4 dittee, 4–5 dite, ditee, dyte, dytee, (5 dete, dety, dytte), 6–7 ditie, dittie, (6 detie, diti, ditte, dytie, dytty), 6– ditty. β. 5 dictee, dyctee, 6 dictie, dyctye. [ME. dite, ditee, a. OF. dité, ditté, orig. ditié, in 17th c. dictié, composition, treatise:—L. dictā... Oxford English Dictionary
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Peder Munk
The "articles of dittay" indicting Agnes Sampson of witchcraft include raising winds to prevent the queen sailing to Scotland. wikipedia.org
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unlay
▪ I. † unlay, n. Sc. Obs. [un-1 12 + lay n.] = unlaw n. 2.1503 Sc. Acts, Jas. IV (1814) II. 242/2 At þat be ane punt of dittay in tyme to cum, and at þe vnlay þerof be x li. Ibid., Item, as anent þe vnlay of þe grene wod.▪ II. unˈlay, v. [un-2 3.] trans. To untwist (a rope) into separate strands.172... Oxford English Dictionary
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