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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Debitor, -our, n. Also: debiter. (e.m.E. debitor (1543), late ME. debytour (1484), L. dēbitor.] A debtor.The form debitor is common in the 17th cent., as in English.(a) 1554 Carte Northberwic 69.
The saidis deym Margret … becam brught, seuerte, and debitor for the saidis thretty pundis 1573 Bk. Univ. Kirk I. 278.
Such of the parochiners, as they themselves shall choose to be debitors unto them 1623 Craig iv. 25.
The debitor detaines both stocke and brocke c1650 Spalding I. 249.
That the debitor sall haue retentioun fra his creditor in the first end of the rent 1684 Decis. Lords F. 51.
This alledgance was not competent to the debitor, but to a second donator(b) 1647 Aberd. B. Rec. IV. 73.
Off all this he obleigis himselff to becum debitour 1661 Buccleuch Mun. II. 312.
To vplift the samen from the tennentis … debitouris and otheris persones quhatsumeuir addebtit in payment thairof 1673 Reg. Privy C. 3 Ser. IV. 7.
Sir William Bellenden … most unwarrantbly apprehended Ion Cannon, … sone and air to the debitour(c) 1679 Urie Baron Ct. 96.
George Selbie … confessing to be debiter to the said Robert Murray 1684 Glamis Bk. of Record 4.
I find myself debiter to him in £4000
