issue sb. (the usual S. meanings are ‘offspring, progeny’ and ‘event, result, consequence’; 1 is not pre-S.; 2 is peculiar to S.)
1.
outcome, product (“of”
a practice or condition) All'sW. II. i.
109,
John III. iv. 21
“the of your
peace,”
Troil. II. ii. 89, Lr. I. i. 18.
2.
action, deed
Meas. I. i. 36
“fine i-s,”
Cæs. III. i. 294
“The cruel of these bloody
men,”
Cym. II. i. 53.
3.
fortune, luck
Ant. I. ii. 101
“better issue.”
4.
outcome or upshot of
an argument, evidence, &c.; (hence) conclusion
Oth. III. iii. 219
“grosser i-”
5.
(orig. legal use)
matter ripe for decision, point at which decision
becomes possible John I. i.
38,
H8 V. i. 178
“I'll put it to the
issue,”
Rom. IV. i. 65,
Mac. V. iv. 21
“But certain issue
strokes must arbitrate.”
