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Douchter, Dowchter, n. Also: douhter, douchtere, -tir(e, -tyr(e, -tre, douthtyre, doucther, -tyr; doughter, -tir, -tre, dougter; dowhtyr, dowchtir, -tyr(e, -tre, -tter, dowght(t)er; douther, -ir, dowther. [ME. dough-, dowghter, douȝter, -tir, etc., variants of doȝter, OE. dohter, -tor. Cf. Dochter.] A daughter.(a) 1375 Barb. xx. 130.
The rialte that his douchter bar 1400 Douglas Corr. 59.
That I am gretly wrangit be the Duc of Rothesay, the quhilk spousit my douchter c1420 Wynt. vii. 2857.
Alayne off Galways douchtrys thre, That hys ayrys off lauch suld be 1456 Hay I. 40/7.
Thare was Eneas maryte with King Albondris douchter 1482 Antiq. Aberd. & B. IV. 34.
Wilyeame … sal mary, spous, and have to wif Elizabetht … douchter to the said lord 1500 Fraser P. 110.
Elizabeth Ogstoun, the douchter and are of umquhile Walter Ogstoun 1531 Bell. Boece I. 12.
The Scottis gaif thair douchteris in mariage to the Pichtis 1548 Douglas Corr. 171.
To my derrest doucther the Countess of Leuenax 1550 Prot. Bk. J. Cristisone 100.
Katrine Myll, douhter to the said James 1568 Prot. Bk. T. Johnsoun 109.
[Her father is bound to] cleith the said Margaret his douchter in bak and bed as ane honest mannis douchter suld be cled 1594 Maxwell Mem. II. 176.
The sute of the Earle of Cassillis to my douchter(b) a1400 Leg. S. iii. 957.
Be sikyr, douchtyr, and dred nocht Ib. xxxiii. 48.
Thare douchtir, that wes thare are 1410 Red Bk. Menteith II. 281.
Elisabeth of Douglas, the douchtir of the said Erle of Douglas c1420 Wynt. v. 1653.
This Philipe had a douchtyr fayre Ib. viii. 724.
Hys douchtyr succede sall in his stede 1453 Melville Chart. 37.
Mariory Ogylvyl, the douchtire wmquhille of Schir Jhone Glen 1461 Douglas Chart. 90.
A douchtir of the said erle of Huntle 1513 Doug. ii. xii. 44.
Thar salt thou … wed to spows the douchtir of a kyng 1519 Buccleuch Mun. 137.
Cristiane Scot, douchtyr to the said Waltyr Scot 1551 Prot. Bk. W. Corbet 19.
Alesone … hyr eldest douctyr(c) a1400 Leg. S. ii. 250.
Fare well, dowchtir of lestand hele 1390 Reg. Morton I. App. p. xl.
Jonet Gourlay, the dowchtir of qwhilome Sir Thomas of Erth Knicht c1420 Wynt. ii. 1526.
Hyr dowchtyre … Tuke wpe armys in hyr stede Ib. vii. 3473.
Dame Margret, The Erle off Flawndrys dowchtyr fayre 1423 Melville Chart. 23.
Becaus of the mariage off Elizabeth, his dowchtir 1536 Prot. Bk. M. Fleming 118 b.
Crystene Allan hyr dowchtyr 1548 Buccleuch Mun. II. 188.
Contrair quhatsumeuer persone or persones, our darrest dowchter … allanerlye exceptit 1554 Corr. M. Lorraine 393.
All thingis betuix the jwsteys clerk and my dowhtyr a1578 Pitsc. I. 157/19.
Margarit quen of Scotland, dowchter to the Duik of Gilder 1634 Peebles B. Rec. 419.
Mairrane Kaitchine for hir dowchter(d) 1437 Reg. Panmure II. 230.
At the said schir Dauid had … alanerli a doughter 1504 Antiq. Aberd. & B. III. 138.
Ellenor Gordon the doughter of umquhill George Erl of Huntly 1560 Bk. Disc. 246.
Yf the sone or dowghter … have thair hearte tweiched with desyre of mariage a1578 Pitsc. I. 48/10.
This marieage betuix his sone and his brotheris doughter 1613 Rep. Southesk MSS. 14.
The bypast pruiffes of your vndisserved favour to me and my doughter 1663 Wemyss Corr. 110.
My wirthie mother was a doughter of your hous 1683 Wemyss Chart. 255.
My breslit of amathists … to … my dowghter(e) 1509 Aberd. Sheriff Ct. I. 57.
Androu Dane had spulȝeit Aly Wattis douthir of ane cloik of tanny 1538 Soc. Ant. II. 391.
The assys ordains the wedwyf and her dowther to be banisst the towne 1571 Fam. Rose 258.
Margaret Ros dowthir to the said Hucheon

b. Douchter sone, douchter, grandson, -daughter. c1420 Wynt. iii. 819.
Off that land … Hys douchtyr sone hys ayre he maid Ib. viii. 80.
The dowchtyr douchtyr off oure kyng Alysandre