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

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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Quotation dates: 1531-1570

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Decure, Decurie, n. [L. decuria.] A company or body of ten. —1531 Bell. Boece I. 43/4.
The faderis … devidit thame self in ten decuris, ilk decure contenying ten men in nowmer 1563-1570 Buch. Wr. 8.
The regent sal … assigne thayme place in hys classe diuidit in decuriis

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