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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: 1585
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Gryt unkle, n. = Grete unkle. — 1585 Protocol Book of J. Scott 225.
Robert erle of Merche, gryt vnkle to our souerane lord the kingis maiestie
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