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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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Quotation dates: 1475-1615
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Captaine, Captan(e, n. Also: captayne, -teyne; capten, -dan; caiptan(e. Also irregular variants: cabdan, cabdene. [ME. captayn(e, capteyn, captan, late OF. capitain(e: see Chaptan(e n. and Capitane n.] A captain.(a) c1475 Acts of Schir William Wallace i. 97.
A captayne thair this fals Eduuard maid c1475 Ib. v. 1102.
The capteyne speryt [etc.] 1549 Complaynte of Scotland 5/20.
Ane verteous captain can nocht exsecut ane mair vailȝeant act a1578 Pitsc. I. 195/32.
Captaine Hendersoun … quha was captaine to the futemen of the Scoittis(b) c1475 Acts of Schir William Wallace I. 237.
The ȝong captane has fallyn with me at stryff c1475 Ib. iv. 269.
The captenys wiff, wemen, and childer thre c1475 Ib. vii. 1270.
Inglis capdans … Left castellis fre 1513 Doug. i. vi. 103.
A woman captane is of all this deid 1549 Complaynte of Scotland 5/19.
He hes vsit hym lyik ane vailȝeant captan 1549 Ib. 15/18.
I vas seruit lyik ane captan 1560 Rolland Seven Sages 733.
Vnkyndlie captanes ouirthrawis And commoun welth doun drawis a1570-86 Maitland Folio MS cix. 7.
To tak my geir no captane cairis 1579 Wemyss Corr. 24.
The captane, counstable and keiparis of our castell 1615 Highland P. III. 262.
The captan of Arranattrib. 1606 Birnie Kirk-b. xix. 33.
There is a … kynde [of reason], that vnder cullour of a right claime playes captane play(c) 1603 Moysie 3.
That his hichnes micht appoynt sick keiperis and caiptanis … as it pleased him 1607 Maxwell Mem. II. 191.
My hummle serveis remembrit to the Caiptane ȝour howsband 1615 Melrose P. 600.
The pillats [= pilots] wha wer sent be Caiptan Bwttone(d)1515 Treasurer's Accounts V. 52.
To Robert Hart, officiar, for to pas with ane letter of sumondis … for the taking of Charlis Denestoune, cabdene of Inchegarvy 1516 Ib. 74.
To Cabdan Jonet … for expensis … on carieg of the artalȝery
