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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Quotation dates: 1560-1597
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Deacon, n.2 Also: deocone, diacun. [e.m.E. deacon(e, ME. decon, -oun, etc., L. diaconus. Cf. Decan n.2, Dekin n2.] A deacon in the church.1560 Buke of Discipline 236.
The office of the deaconis … is to receave the rentis, and gadder the almous of the Churche, to keip and distribute the same [etc.] 1580 Mun. Univ. Glasg. I. 131.
Fourty schillingis yeirly vsit to be payit to the deaconis of the wicarris of the chore of Glasgow 1593 Edinburgh Testaments XXV. 335.
The ministeris, elderis and deaconeis of the paroche 1597 S. Leith Rec. 2.
Archebald Tait … for consulting with Bessie Aikin suspected of witchcraft, bot no deocone nor elder 1597 Misc. Maitl. C. I. 127.
That everie elder and diacun be appointed to oversie ane particular portion of the toun
