A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 1990 (DOST Vol. VII).
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(Recognisancy,) Recognizency, n. [Recognisance n.] Recognition, acknowledgement (of a duty to a feudal superior). —1675 Melville Chart. 178.
Roses or blasts of horns … being … intended … as ane symboll of recognizency … allenarly
