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A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)

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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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Chorist, n. [e.m.E. choriste (1538), F. choriste, L. chorista.] A chorister.1490 Cart. S. Nich. Aberd. I. 338.
The said William sal present ane sufficient cheplain that be ane sangaster and chorist 1554 Rec. Earld. Orkney 254.
Chorist of the cathedrall kirk 1633 Acts V. 99/2.
Chaplanes, choristes, and prebendaries of the forsaid colledge kirk

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