sottish ment

[Eng. sottish; -ment.] Sottishne , infatuation. "This is imbecility and sottish ment."-S. Lennard: Of Wisdome, bk. i., ch. xxxvi. (1670.) sot-tish-ne , s. [Eng.sottish; -ne .] 1. The quality or state of being sottish; folly, stupidity, dullne , infatuation. "Sottishne and dotage is the extinguishing of reason in phlegm or cold."-H. More: Mystery of Godline , bk viii., ch. xiv. 2. Stupidity from intemperance or drunkenne ; drunken stupidity or habits generally. "No sober temperate person can look with any complacency upon the drunkenne and sottishne of his neigh. bor."-South. sõttō, a . [Ital., from Lat. subter =under, below, beneath.] Music : A term signifying below or inferior; as, sot to il sog get to =below the subject; sot to voce =in an undertone.