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A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)

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First published 1983 (DOST Vol. V).
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Place-haldand, n. [Corresp. to L. locumtenens, OF. and ME. lieutenant, lit. place-holding, -holder.] A vicegerent or deputy. transf. (Cf. Levetenand n. 1 a (a) and Luf(e)tenand n. 1 b.) Only in Irland Asl. MS. I. —c1490 Irland Asl. MS. I. 14/2.
The prest that in that cais is vicare And place haldand without fictioun Id. Ib. /22.
I seruand and place-haldand of God Id. Ib. 30/19.

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