Obs. Also 6–7 cassat. [f. L. cassāt- ppl. stem of cassā-re; see CASS v. and -ATE3.] = CASS v.
1512. Act 4 Hen. VIII., xiv. Preamb., The said late noble Kyng … reversed adnulled repelled cassated and made voyde [etc.].
1611. Speed, Hist. Gt. Brit., IX. viii. (1632), 584. The Pope … did cassate his Election.
a. 1619. Daniel, Coll. Hist. Eng. (1626), 142. Why should he not cassat those Charters?
1686. Goad, Celest. Bodies, I. xii. 64. This I hope doth not cassate what we have said, but rather corroborate.
1744. J. Lewis, Life Bp. Pecock, 254. That he would cassate his bull of restitution.
Hence Cassating vbl. sb.
1656. Trapp, Comm. Hebr. vii. 18. For there is verily a disannulling … an outing, cassating, expunging.
