Also 6–7 examinat. [ad. L. exāmināt-us, pa. pple. of exāmināre: see EXAMINE v.]
† A. pple. = Examined. (In first two quots. app.: Tortured. But possibly it may be a misprint for exanimate.)
1471. Ripley, Comp. Alch., X. in Ashm. (1652), 178. Whych must be Crusyfyed and examynat: And then contumulate both Man and Wyfe.
1560. Rolland, Crt. Venus, II. 364. So vp he rais into ane stakkerand stait, As he had bene fra wit examinat.
1818. Scott, Rob Roy, xxxvi. Unless ane were judicially examinate.
B. sb.
1. A person under examination, either as a witness or accused person.
1537. in Froude, Hist. Eng., III. 192, note. Sir Francis Bigod … did read to this examinate a book made by himself.
1587. Fleming, Contn. Holinshed, III. 1409/1. This examinat called on the earle, telling him the lieutenant was there.
1609. Holland, Amm. Marcell., XIV. v. 435, note. To this the tormentors … fastened the armes and feet of the poore examinate or condemned person to be tortured.
1709. Strype, Ann. Ref., I. xxv. 254. And that there appeared to this Examinate one in white Apparel, [viz. an Angel].
1855. Kingsley, Westw. Ho! (1861), 52. The examinate found it so difficult to answer the question that he suddenly became afflicted with deafness.
2. One who undergoes examination with a view to a certificate, degree, etc.
1599. Hakluyt, Voy., II. II. 71. The other examinates founde insufficient to proceed are sent backe to their studie againe.
1868. Daily News, 20 Oct., 2/1. A system of inter-collegiate lectures…. They are open to all the examinats.
