a1722 J. Lauder Decisions (1759) I. 454 The axiom against sub-setting is only against an assignment... But a sub-set is lawful, and was so found 12 March 1686.

a1768 J. Erskine Inst. Law Scotl. (1773) I. ii. vi. §33. 265 By a subset the principal tacksman is not changed.

1794 D. Ure Gen. View Agric. Roxburgh 85 A subset, in case of the tenant's death, is not permitted.

1819 A. Rees Cycl. XXXVII. (at cited word) By a subset or underletting there, the principal tenant or tacksman is not changed.

1879 Jrnl. Jurispr. 23 402 In Lord Lovat's case there was no formal subset, but the subjects had been increased in value by erections made by the tenant.

1881 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 172 734 We then have n₁ sub-sets, each of μ_i terms.

1902 Encycl. Brit. XXIX. 121/1 It may be possible to divide the set into a number of subsets, no two of which contain a common object.

1920 Monist 30 620 Discovering which various subsets of the propositions of probability are sufficient to imply the rest.

1968 E. T. Copson Metric Spaces v. 67 Let a and b be two points of a subset A of a metric space M.

1980 Amer. Speech 1976 51 165 We cannot always extrapolate from a corpus to the language in general or even to some subset of the language.

1987 E. Maor Infinity & Beyond (1991) vii. 41 The set of integers is a subset of the set of rational numbers (just as the natural numbers are a subset of the integers).

2008 Wall St. Jrnl. 9 June r2/4 Advertisers will begin to buy advertising only for the subset of listeners that makes most sense for them.

1681 J. Dalrymple Inst. Law Scotl. i. xiii. 253 As the half may be sub-sett, so any other right less then the value of the half, is sustained as an Infeftment of warrandice.

a1722 in J. Lauder Decisions Lords of Council & Session (1759) I. 454 They cannot sub-set the whole: for one may set set off chambers, and parts of their house.

1752 Scots Mag. Nov. 551/2 A small farm.., which he had subset at about 6 l. Sterling per annum.

1801 Farmer's Mag. Nov. 381 A missive of tack,..which made no mention of assignees,..was..found, neither capable of being assigned, nor subset.

1838 W. Bell Dict. Law Scotl. 582 To assign or subset a lease of the ordinary endurance of nineteen years.

1862 Sc. Law Mag. & Sheriff Court Reporter 1 37/1 The agent, factor, or doer of the proprietor thereof, having aided the principal lessee in sub-setting the same..must be held to have recognised the same.

1884 Crofters’ Comm. Evid. III. 1706 One of the great difficulties in the management of the crofters is the constant tendency to subdivide and subset their crofts.

1961 D. G. Meyer Highland Scots of North Carolina 1732–1776 iii. 31 The tacksman, or lease holder, then divided the greater part of the land into smaller plots, ‘subsetting’ it to groups of tenants.

1681 J. Dalrymple Inst. Law Scotl. xix. 384 Rentals do ordinarly contain a Clause, not to subset, assign, or annalzie.

1793 G. Robertson Gen. View Agric. Mid Lothian 20 Often the landlord, although not obliged, gives permission to subset.

1801 Farmer's Mag. Nov. 379 A tack of lands does not imply a power, either to assign, or even to subset.

1838 W. Bell Dict. Law Scotl. 582 In such leases..an express authority to assign or subset must be given.

1862 Sc. Law Mag. & Sheriff Court Reporter 1 38/1 The decision was not to be viewed as determining, in general, that the landlord's hypothec, when sub-setting, was not prohibited.

1801 Farmer's Mag. Nov. 379 All tacks, likewise, that are to subsist for a great length of time, are also assignable, as well as subsettable.

1802 C. Findlater Gen. View Agric. County of Peebles 302 The tack was neither assignable nor subsettable.

a1722 J. Lauder Decisions (1759) I. 454 The axiom against sub-setting is only against an assignment... But a sub-set is lawful, and was so found 12 March 1686.

a1768 J. Erskine Inst. Law Scotl. (1773) I. ii. vi. §33. 265 It remains a doubt, whether the power of subsetting is implied in the nature of a tack, without a special clause.

1874 Sc. Law Reporter 11 242/2 It is in vain to deny that a lease beyond ordinary endurance, as for instance one for 99 years, has, with regard to sub-setting and certain other matters, some advantage over agricultural leases of ordinary length.

1916 Sc. Hist. Rev. 16 288 The Highlands could not be improved until the tacksmen either were deprived of their power of subsetting or held it under conditions which would protect the interests of the under tenants.