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Quotation dates: 1494-1697
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Gud(e)-, Guid(e)-, Good-dochter, n. Also: dochtir, doghter; douchter, -tyr, doughter, dowghter; dauchter, dawghter, daughter. [Gude a.] A daughter-in-law.(a) 1494 Acts Lords of Council 324/2.
He haid restorit viij of the said oxin to the said Androwis gud dochter in his name 1605 Dundonald Par. Rec. 82.
Kaithrein Porter … was defferit of baning hir sone and gud dochter 1628 Dumfries Test. I a. 176 b.
I leave ane quoy stirk to Bessie Greier my guddaughter(b) 1513 Doug. ii. viii. 129.
Fyfty chawmeris … Quhar warryn his gude [Sm. guide] dochteris, ladeis ȝyng 1513 Ib. xii. 49.
Gude douchtyr onto the blussit Venus 1593 Brechin Testaments I. 112.
Jannat Lindsay my guiddochter, mother to my saidis oyes 1602 4th Rep. Hist. MSS. App. 526/2.
I laive to the said Johnne my oy … ane knoip of sevin perllis left be my gude doghter his mother to him c1650 Spalding II. 354.
His lady, his gude dochter Ladie Marie Gordone, and sister docter to Argile, wes present(c) 1558-66 Knox II. 315.
Bothwell [etc.] … sought his house for his good-dowghter 1613 Edinburgh Testaments XLVII. 209.
Ewfame Lawsoune … my gooddochter 1633 Maxwell Mem. II. 224.
My Ladie Maxwell and hir good-dauchter 1682 Melrose Reg. Rec. III. 30.
His spous and tua gooddawghters 1697 Foulis Acc. Bk. 204.
To my gooddoughter for my outreik
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