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First published 1971 (DOST Vol. IV).
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Quotation dates: 1439-1630
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Maisoun-, Maso(u)n-dew, n. Also: maissone-, mayson-, masone-, -wn-, -en-, -yn-, massin- and -deu, -dieu, -diew, -dwue. [ME. mesondieu (1354–5), masondew (14–15th c.), e.m.E. masyn-, massindew(e, measondue, OF. meson-dieu, maison-Dieu.] An alms-house, poor-house.(a) 1439 Cart. S. Nich. Aberd. II. 329.
Ly masondew 1478 Acts Lords Auditors 79/1.
Anent the hospitale callit the massindew of Elgin 1490 Acts Lords of Council I. 374/2.
Ane of the bedmen of the masyn dew of Linclowdane a1540 Freiris Berw. 23. 1547–8 Reg. Privy S. III. 414/1.
To vesy the masone-dewis and hospitalis 1581 Reg. Great S. 98/2.
Pauperes ptochotrophii lie maswndwue Elgin 1581 Acts III. 219/1.
Masoundewis 1587 Ib. 433/2.
Masondieu 1622-6 Bisset II. 189/29.
Masendewes 1630 Reg. Privy C. 2 Ser. III. 540.
Massindewes(b) a 1500 Adv. MS. 25. 4. 14. fol. 100.
Wyth sundry nouneris and mayson diewis that is to say almis houssis 1584 in Calderwood IV. 155.
Maissonedieues 1592–3 Exchequer Rolls XXII. 304.
The maisoundeu of Abirdene
