v. Obs. [a. F. constitue-r (14th c.), ad. L. constituĕre to CONSTITUTE.] = CONSTITUTE.
1489. Caxton, Faytes of A., II. viii. 106. He constytued and stablysshed certeyne captaynes.
c. 1525. Skelton, Bk. 3 Foles, 202. She [Envy] constitueth to devoure and byte everye bodye.
1594. Sc. Acts Jas. VI. (1814), 73 (Jam.). Makand ande constituande thame patronis.
