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First published 1971 (DOST Vol. IV).
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Maison, n. Also: mais(s)oun, meason. [F. maison.] A house; a household, family. —1560 Rolland Seven S. 448.
I thocht that the ruif tre of all this haill maissoun Unto the eird was quyte declynit doun 1570 Sat. P. x. 412.
With all foull vice thou hes defylde thair maisoun a1598 Ferg. Prov. No. 698.
Provision in season, makes a rich meason [Carmichael maison] a 1625 Sempill P. 28/616.
I can but … seek my meat through many an unknown maison
