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First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
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Quotation dates: 1582, 1646
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Legacie, v. [e.m.E. legacé (1546), -acie, f. Legacy,n.] tr. To bequeath. — 1582 Edinburgh Testaments XI. 219 b.
Katharine Johnestoun … in hir latter will legaciet & left all & sindrie hir gudis … to hir foure sonnes 1646 Ib. LXII. 56.
The said sowme … schoe legacies and leivs … to her mother
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