A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 1986 (DOST Vol. VI).
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Premat(t, n. [Late ME premate (1451); var. of Primat(e.] = Primat(e n. 2. —1622-6 Bisset I 95/17.
Archebischops, premattis, borne legattis, bischopis ordinare [etc.]