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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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Captour, Captor, n. Also: captowr, caiptour. [L. captor.] One appointed to catch or detect offenders.1550 Reg. Privy C. I. 106.
[The council] hes devisit and ordanit certan personis caiptouris, to se quha dar be sa bauld to refuse the samin [money] 1574 St. A. Kirk S. 394.
The seat hes statute and ordinat captouris to be chosin to vesy the hail town 1587 Misc. Bann. C. I. 122.
Captours war privelie apointit in everie notable congregatioun, to advert quhat was prechit and taucht toward the abus and misgovernment off the country 1603 Aberd. Eccl. Rec. 27.
The sessioun nominattis and appoynts Thomas King, … and George Elphinstoun, censuraris and captowrs 1609 Ib. 67.
The sessioun ordanis captours and visitours to be placed … ewerie Saboth at the seuerall pairtis a1650 Row 186.
There were captors appointed to observe what speeches ministers uttered 1674 Dundee B. Laws 61.
That ther be clandestine captors for that effect, and for those that rides horses especially in time of mercat
