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First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
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Heritar, Heretar(e, n. Also: heritair, hereter(e. [Late ME. heriter (1474), AF. heriter, OF. heritier. Cf. Heritour.]

1. An inheritor, an heir or heiress. 1456 Hay I. 262/21.
Gif a man cummys till a merchand … and sais him that his fader aucht him a thousand nobleis, … and that he is his heritair [etc.] c1460 Alex. (Taym.) 2144.
Than of the law thair is na dout nor were But questioun I am his hereter 1490 Irland Mir. I. 59/12.
Eftir that he had maid the nobile hous … he maid the man as his propir child, barne and heretare, to duell … tharin 1533 Boece vii. viii. 235 b.
Maximiane tending to rebell gaif pece to Britane and maryit Othila heretare thareof

2. The proprietor of a heritable property. In this sense, only Sc. 1483 Acta Conc. II. cxxxii.
In the youthede … of our said Lord the Prince, that is heretare of the said landis and lordschippis 1492 Ib. I. 239/1.
Robert Maxwell, heretere of the Lordschip of Calderwod 1518 Reg. Privy S. I. 470/2.
[While] the said myln hes bene in the Kingis handis … , sen the deces of umquhill M. William Lyoun heretare thairof 1531 Ib. II. 85/2.
The sammyne [lands] hes bene in our soverane lordis handis … sen the tyme that umquhill William Erle of Erole, … heretar tharof, resignit the sammynfig. 1490 Irland .Mir. I. 59/2.
God maid the man last of all creaturis for to be heretare and lord vndir him of all corporal creaturis