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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Quotation dates: 1456
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Electour, n. [e.m.E. electour (1467), L. ēlector.] One of the electors of the Holy Roman Empire. — 1456 Hay I. 288/29.
He suld nocht sett him to by the electouris of the Empire, … The quhilkis electouris ar thir
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