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Quotation dates: 1420, 1482-1515, 1570-1585
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Elect, n.1 Also aphetic variant: lect. [Med. L. ēlectus, bishop elect; e.m.E. elect (1523) in various senses.]
1. A bishop elect. c1420 Wynt. ix. 2956.
Confermyt he wes elect off Legis, That bischoprike in the impire is c1420 Ib. 2959.
This elect confermyt wes Nocht ordanyt preist 1482 Edinb. Chart. 156.
In witnes of the quhilk thing, we, the said elect of Murray has procurit [etc.] 1483 Acts Lords Auditors *115/1.
That of baith thair consentis the said evidentis was deliuerit to the lect of Glasgw to be distroit 1490–1 Treasurer's Accounts I. 197.
Master Johne Guthre, elect of Ross 1515 Acta Conc. MS. XXVII. 21.
Johne, elect of the Ylis, … said in presens of the lordis thar that he was ane wolf juge
2. A person elected or chosen. 1506 Edinb. B. Rec. I. 110.
The … counsall hes continuit the chesing of the electis of the officeris of the toun quhill this day viij days 1570 Peebles B. Rec. 323.
The saidis Johne Horsbruk … and vtheris quha he gaif in tecat to be electis and baillies a1585 Maitland Quarto MS xxxix. 5.
Hir … quha … of all vertew choise is and elect
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