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Vicare-pensionare, n. Also: vicare-pensioner, vicar-pensionar, -pentioner, viccar-pentioner, wicar-pentione, wiccar-pencionar, vicair-pentionair, -pensionair. [Vicar(e n. 2 and Pensionar n. 1 c.] A vicar (Vicar(e n. 2) receiving a fixed payment out of the revenues of a benefice. Also const. of a place. b. The land occupied by a vicare-pensionare. Only in Elgin. 1540 Dysart Gleanings 9.]
[Andreas Simsoun vicarius pensionarius de Dysert(1) 1497 Reg. Cupar A. I 251.
Lattin, til … maisteris James Ramsay and schir Symond Jameson, wiccar pencionar of Mathy, al and syndry the frutis of our kyrk of Mathy … except the wicaragis and alteragis for the fyrst ȝeir, quhilkis Rob Butchart has in tak of ws 1540 Elgin Rec. I 52.
ii rudis of land liand betuyx the landis of the viccar pentioner of Elgin at the est and the land of Robert Tailȝour at the vest 1570 Reg. Episc. Morav. 419.
Payand … to the vicar pensionar of Keitht his yeirlie pensioun, and that in consideratioun of the inlaik of corps presents, Pasche fynes, umaist claithis and utheris profeittis of the said vicarage(b) 1534 Bamff Chart. 64.
Alexander Ramsay … in the kirk of Alyth … presentit ane granatour, Sir David Freirtoun, vicar pensionar of the samyn … in presence of the parochinars and uthers in tyme of the hie mes 1548 Reg. Privy S. III 473/2.
Ane respitt maid to Maister Martyne Gib, vicar pensionar of Pennyghame … for the slauchter of umquhile Alane Makkane 1564 Riddell Tracts 169.
Schir Thomas Eklis, than vicar pensionar, and curat of the kirk of Colmonell, and now redar at the samyn kirk(c) 1542 Reg. Cupar A. II 204.
The vicarege of Erlye to the vicair pentionair of the sammyn for xxiiij^lib fre 1549–50 Reg. Episc. Aberd. I 448.
Assedatioun maid be the bischop to schir Johne Hendersone vicair pensionair of Clatt of four oxingang of land of the Kyrktoun of Clatt for auchtene ȝeris(d) 1563 Reg. Privy S. V i 414/2 (see Vicarag(e n. 3 c (2)).
Vicare pensionare(2) 1539 Glasgow Prot. IV 120.
I will the said vicar pensionar, for the excressans of my said yard and tenement with pertinentis … everilk Sonday yeirlie … say the psalme miserere mei Deus … abone the lair of the said Jhonne Paniter, and [etc.] 1542 Reg. Cupar A. II 27.
Payand … x^li ȝeirlie to the vicar pentionar, with his glebe and manse 1553 Reg. Cupar A. II 111.
Payand the vicare pensioner his fe as accordis(b) 1647 Elgin Rec. I 182.
The lands wnderwrittin are … becum in the tounes hands for not entrie of the righteous airis thereof … viz. the lands of … umquhill Alexander Bischop of Murray, the wicar pentione … wmquhill Robert Sutherland, ruid chaplan [etc.]b. 1540–1 Elgin Rec. I 55.
Bartillus Duffus for thwa ruid bevast the vicar pentioner 1541 Elgin Rec. I 64.
Ane rud of land lyand betuyx the vicar pensionar at the est and Robert Mawar at the vast