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First published 1983 (DOST Vol. V).
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Pastour, -or, -ur(e, n. Also: -oure, -eur. [ME., AF., and e.m.E. pastour (1362), e.m.E. -or (1596), OF. pastor, -ur, L. pāstor f. pāscere to feed.]
1. A herdsman or shepherd.14.. Acts I. 60/2.
And nocht as husbandmen or pastouris wastand thair landis with multitud of scheip 1456 Hay I. 169/3.
A wikkit thef that had nane in his company bot all thevis and revaris and pastouris 1490 Irland Mir. I. 140/30.
Thir pastores that wok and kepit thar catale betakynnis the prolotis and princis that suld … gouern the pepil 1561 Q. Kennedy Compendious Ressonyng (ed.) 176/6.
That the pastouris and hirdis come in the mornyng to Bethleem 1549 Compl. 62/21.
Ane rustic pastour of bestialite 1585 James VI Ess. 27.
Of pastor poet [sc. David] made c1590 J. Stewart 91/400.
As quhan ane pastor … at his feit ane yssing serpent spyis Ib. 139.
The pastor Pan 1587-99 Hume 26/45.
The pastor … passis forth … His … sheepe … to feede
2. a. fig. A shepherd of souls. Passing into: b. A clergyman charged with the spiritual care of a body of Christians; a bishop, priest, minister, etc.; a pastor.(a) c1450-2 Howlat 80 (A).
Quha is fader of all foule pastour & pape 1456 Hay I. 70/33.
And tharfore … the pastouris has … rent the vestementis of haly kirk c1460 Regim. Princ. 217 (Fairf.).
For pepil oft tym folowis the trade of the pastour 1546 Lynd. Trag. Card. 350. c1552 Id. Mon. 4807. 1551 Hamilton Cat. 290.
Thai that ar gud pastouris watchis perfitely 1559 Reg. Privy S. MS. XXX. 21.
Quhill ane pastoure be lauchfullie providit to the said bischoprik 1562-3 Winȝet I. 7/4. 1573 Tyrie in Cath. Tr. 28/2.
To proue the kirk … to haue continuall successioun of lauchfull pastours and doctouris 1586–7 Reg. Privy C. IV. 140.
All bischopis pastouris and ministeris of the worde of God 1596 Dalr. II. 90/24.
Robert Schau quha pastour was of the parischone of Minto 1639 Answer to Declaration made by James Marquess of Hamilton 47.
And all other civill places of pastours 1663 Glasgow B. Rec. III. i.
Pastoures(b) 1549 Compl. 5/18.
Nocht alanerly … lyik ane sperutual pastor 1556 Lauder Off. Kings 327. 1558-66 Knox II. 147.
The vocatioun of God … appoynteth thame servandis, watchemen and pastoris of the flock 1562-3 Winȝet I. 4/27.
Misgydit gouernment, fatheris, bischoipis and vtheris pastores 1566 St. A. Kirk S. 273.
The superintendent in that cace beand ane necligent pastor 1581 Hamilton Cath. Tr. in Cath. Tr. (S.T.S.) 103/9.
Quhar var the pastoris thairof [sc. the Reformed faith] before Caluin? 1583 Melvill 150.
These presbyters sould haiff cair … of the election of pastors when anie of tham sall happin to inleak(c) 1533 Boece vi. iii. 191 b.
Cipriane … according the office of ane haly pasture of the kirk 1556 Lauder Off. Kings 9.
Ȝe sulde nocht chuse vnto that cure Ane vinolent nor wod pasture 1558 Q. Kennedy Tractive 131. 1558-66 Knox VI. 508.
That he shew him self more rigerous against the empreour then it became a pasture to have done 1569 Reg. Privy S. VI. 119/2.
Ay and quhill the lauchfull promotioun and provisioun of ane pasture and minister thairto a1570-86 Maitland Maitl. F. xv. 21.
God send pasturis of veritie 1581 Bk. Univ. Kirk II. 493. 1584 Acts III. 311/2.
Being ane pasture almaist the space of xxii ȝeris c1590 Fowler II. 42/30.
Pasteurs 1604 Misc. Hist. Soc. II. 246.
I vill request yow as my pastur … to cum heir 1613 Glasgow Burgesses 43.
Ane of the pasturis of the burgh 1621 Perth Kirk S. MS. 17 Oct.
Oure pasture … insistit in exhortting the pepill to trew repentance
