| Name | Term description |
|---|---|
| NameDec. |
Term description Deceased |
| NameDecree or decreet |
Term description The final judgement or sentence of a court. |
| NameDecreet of cognitionis causa |
Term description The pronouncement of a court ascertaining the amount of a debt to be paid out of the deceaseds estate by the heirs to a creditor; upon obtaining this, the creditor may be confirmed as executor of the estate. |
| NameDeed |
Term description In the most usual Scottish sense, a formal written document in a set form which gives the terms of an agreement, contract or obligation; for practical purposes, any document which isn't a sasine or concerned with the transfer of heritable property. |
| NameDefunct |
Term description The deceased person |
| NameDeponent |
Term description Someone who makes a deposition before a court. |
| NameDeposition |
Term description The testimony of a witness put down in writing. |
| NameDiligence |
Term description The application of legal means against a person, especially for the recovery of debt; a warrant issues by a court to enforce the appearance of witnesses or the production of writings. |
| NameDom. |
Term description Domicile[d] |
| NameDomicills |
Term description Household goods |
| NameDonator |
Term description The receiver of a donation, usually where the rightful succession has failed. |
| NameDsp |
Term description Decessit sine prole, died without issue |
| NameDrap/drop |
Term description A unit of weight. 16 drops or draps were equal to 1 ounce in Scots Troy weight. For more information, see our guide to <a href="/guides/weights-and-measures">weights and measures</a>. |
| NameDecay |
Term description Pulmonary tuberculosis |
| NameDeen, to be |
Term description Close to death |
| NameDefluxion |
Term description Running discharge |
| NameDirliebane |
Term description Funny bone, humerus |
| NameDisjaskit |
Term description Depressed, fatigued |
| NameDonsie |
Term description Sickly |
| NameDoon lyin' |
Term description Confinement or state of lying-in prior to giving birth. |
| NameDridland |
Term description Having diarrhoea |
| NameDroddum |
Term description Buttocks |
| NameDrone |
Term description Buttocks |
| NameDropsy |
Term description Accumulation of fluids in the body |
| NameDrumlie |
Term description Cloudy with sediment |
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