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Quotation dates: 1492-1578
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Courtician(e, n. Also: -itian, -is(s)ian; curtician. [Obs. F. courtisien.] A courtier, court-man.(a) 1533 Boece xi. vi. 415.
Madynnys … be courticianis … war abusit c1550 Lynd. Meldrum 1535.
He was ane richt courticiane, And in the law ane practiciane c1552 Id. Mon. 4310.
[The clergy] with thare temporall courtissianis c1550 Rolland Court of Venus ii. 307.
They will me call ane cassin courticiane a1578 Pitsc. I. 217/10.
The lordis of the consall and they that war courteouris [v.r. courtitianis] for the tyme a1578 Ib. II. 311/27.
The regent had … brocht all in agane to thair vse and commoditie that var courtisianis for the tyme(b) 1492 Douglas Chart. 132.
Be the aithis of the solistouris and vther leill curticianis 1549 Complaynte of Scotland 133/27.
In drede that sum curtician alege trason on vs
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