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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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Auditour, n.2 Also: awditour, audetour, auditur(e, -ore. [L. audītōrium, whence also ME. auditorie (Wyclif).] An auditory or audience.1533 Boece ix. xv. 327.
Sa copios auditoure was oftymes at his sermon Ib. x. xvi. 396 b.
In the Abbay ... convenit ane frequent & honorable auditoure 1540 Lynd. Sat.
Prayand to Iesu Chryst … That … He do preserve this famous awditour a1568 Bann. MS. 210 a. 1549 Compl. 29/20.
As to the precheours, I reffer that to the vniuersal auditur of oure realme 1558-66 Knox I. 137.
He passed to the pulpett, but the auditure was small 1569-73 Bann. Memor. 138; Ib. 74.
The most copious auditore being thair present a1578 Pitsc. I. 309/2.
I affirme nothing bot the wordis quhilk I haue spokin in presentis of this audetour
