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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Distributar, n. [f. Distribut(e,p.p. and p.t. Cf. e.m.E. distributer (1526).] A distributer. —1436 Edinb. B. Rec. I. 4.
That … the alderman, baillies, and the counsale by this vitaile … and syne distribute be twa distributaris … to the commouns of the town 1602 Colville Parænese 106.
To be a faythfull dispensator and distributar of Sanct Peters patrimony
