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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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Collectorie, n. Also: -oury, -ory, -orey, -orrie. [f. Collectour,n.]

1. The office of collector. (Common in 16th c.) 1491 Cart. S. Nich. Aberd. 258.
He sal ourgif his office of collectoury, ande ane new collectour salbe chosin 1527 (c 1650) Dundee B. Laws 98.
The vsing of the office of collectorie of the haly bluid 1567 Reg. Privy C. I. 496.
The thridis of benefices, commoun kirkis, freris landis, or utheris rentis of the collectorie 1579 Edinb. B. Rec. IV. 112.
Ane yeirlie pensioun of ane hundreth pundis during the tyme of his office of collectoury to be allowit to him 1595 Ib. V. 143.
[The council] discharges Jhonn Jhonestoun, thair collectour, of his office of collectory 1621 Lett. Eccles. Affairs II. 655.
The employment of collectorie in the present taxte 1657 Balfour Ann. II. 221.
The Lord Chancelers comptes of his collectorey of the taxationes granted to his Maiesty … in 1630 a1670 Scot Staggering State 151.
The earl of Dumbar got comptrollery, collectory, and the treasury of the new augmentations

2. That part of the royal revenue derived from the collection of the thirds of benefices. 1567 Reg. Privy C. I. 527.
That nane of thame … mak payment to the said Iames Cokburne … , owther of our Soveranis propirtie, collectorie, … or utheris proffittis 1579 Acts III. 149/2.
To … mak pament of ony maner of pensionis gevin furth of the saidis propirtie, casualtie, or collectorie 1584 Lennox Mun. 327.
Certaine ȝeirlie pentionis … furth of the thriddis of benefices and collectorie