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Office-man, n. Also: offic-. [Office n. 2. Only Sc.] One who holds an office of any sort, an officer or official generally. = Officiar n. c 1459 Liber Aberbr. II. 106.
Quhill now … com thar ane officeman quhilk was ane commoun smyth and servand bath to the baronye of Taruas and Meldrum 1543 Reg. Privy S. III. 66/2.
Ane lettir maid to David Ballie … makand him officeman of the pynourschip of the trone of the burgh of Edinburgh 1557 Inverness Rec. I. 16.
Despresonant of onne of the office men of Innernes 1561 Reg. Privy S. MS. XXX. 69.
The ȝeirlie feis … to the constables keiparis portaris … gardinaris and uthiris office men thairof [Stirling Castle] a1578 Pitsc. I. 200/8. 1582 Edinb. B. Rec. IV. 251.
Being bot officemen for ane yeire 1584 Acts III. 361/2.
The magistrattis and office men sic as provest baillies deane of gild and thesaurare to be … merchantis 1584 Soc. Ant. XVIII. 263.
[The provost of Orkney … directs his] office man … to ryde and stent the lambes [etc.] 1585 Inverness Rec. I. 299. 1587 Perth Kirk S. 260.
The millers and office men of the mills 1597 Acts IV. 148/1.
For the sustentatioun … of maisteris, teichearis and officemen, within the collegis of the samin [University of Fraserburgh] 1603 Montgomery Mem. 248.
Gifin to my lady Harringtouns officmen 1622-6 Bisset II. 263/6.
New ordinances maid … with the men of wearis dewitie on the seæ, and of it that appertenis to officemen and maryneris a1639 Spotsw. Hist. (1677) 407.
The ambassador of England … had office-men standing by him to wait 1670 Kirkcudbright B. Rec. MS. 28 Sept.
The electioun of magistrattis and vther officemen