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† gardeviance Obs.
Forms: 5 gardevian(s, -viant, -vyaunt, -vyan, -vya(u)ndes, -vyence, gardiviance, gardyvyans, 5–6 gardevya(u)nce, 6 gardefiance, -vianch, -viands, -viaunce, -wiat, gardyvyaunce, guarde-viandes, 6–7 gardeviance.
[f. F. garde-r to keep + viande(s meat(s.]
1. Originally, a safe for meat; also, a chest for holding valuables; hence, usually, a travelling trunk or wallet.
1459in Paston Lett. I. 484 Item, j gardevyaunt. c1460J. Russell Bk. Nurture 1202 Closynge cloos howse chest & gardevyan, for drede of congettynge. 1463Mann. & Househ. Exp. (Roxb.) 152 To brynge home my lordys gardevyence ffro London. 1481–90Howard Househ. Bks. (Roxb.) 274 In a gardviande [my Lord has] a peir brigandines, a plakart, ij. bavieres, [and] iij. peire ganteletz. 1500–20Dunbar Poems xxxiii. 40 Full mony instrument for slawchtir Was in his gardevyance. 1552Huloet, Bagge or gardeuiaunce to put meat in, reticulum. 1579Twyne Phisicke agst. Fort. i. xxxvii. 51 a, There was a great Guarde-uiandes or Chest, wherein was great store of treasures. 1628Sir R. Boyle Diary in Lismore Papers (1886) II. 290 This day I receaved..a gardeviance..of usquabagh. 1706Phillips (ed. Kersey), Garde-viant, a Wallet for a Soldier to put his Victuals in.
¶2. Used contemptuously: ‘Baggage’, ‘outfit’.
1563–83Foxe A. & M. 1070/1 Then [folowed]..the monkes..with their glorious gardeuiance of Crosses, Candlestickes, and Vergers before them. Ibid. 1418/1 The people..began..to set vp the pageants of S. Katherine, and of S. Nicholas..with their gaye gardeuiance and gray amices. |