A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 1986 (DOST Vol. VI).
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Preparatour, -ure, n. [Cf. e.m.E. preparature (1563), obs. F. preparature (16th c. in Godef.), late L. præparatura f. L. præparāre. Cf. also Preparator n.] A preparatory act; a preliminary; a preparation. In preparature, in a state of readiness; in reserve. —14.. Reg. Maj. fol. 5.
The preparatouris to iugisment c1460 Alex. (Taym.) (ed.) 914.
With ilk ane [sc. marshal] ane gret battall and a sure The quhilkis ar callit wingis in preparature
