A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Quotation dates: 1499-1500
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Extortioner, Extorceneir, n. [ME. extorcioner (c 1375), extortioner, OF. extortionere.] One who practises extortion. —a1500 Henr. Fab. 2703.
The uolf betakinnis fals extortioneris [B extorceneiris] a1500 Ib. 2763.
