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Revelar, -veil(l)ar, -vealer, n. Also: -veel-, -vell-, -vill- and -are. [Revel(e v. Cf. e.m.E. reueler (1545).] a. One who divulges (confidential information). b. One who supplies information to the authorities about (of) the committing of wrongdoing or (of) the person committing it; an informer.Also attrib. in sense b, in person revealer.a. 1549 Complaynte of Scotland 109/35.
Thir secret reuelaris of the counsel of Scotlandb. 1491 Acts II 230/2.
The scheware and reuelare tharof sall haf to his reward j^c merkis worth of land 1566 Anderson Collect. Mary I 37.
The first revellar, … althocht he be ane culpabill and participant of the same cryme [etc.] 1573 Reg. Privy C. II 243.
The revelar sal haif the thrid of the saidis gudis or the avale thairof 1574 Ib. 410.
In caise the revelar be partinar of the awaytaking … of the said gold and silver 1575 Ib. 475.
The thrid to the reveilar and declarare 1579 Acts III 153/1.
The reveilar and tryar of the saidis budtakaris 1596 Ib. IV 102/2.
Aganis the non revill[aris] of lesingis [etc.] 1614 Keeping of Deer Forests in Argyll Mun. (Misc. 17th c.) 2 July (see Revel(e v. 3 (1)).
Reveillares 1623 Black Bk. Taymouth 365.
The … intromettouris sall pay half of the … guidis … to the taskeller and reveiller of the minouris quha begis and deis for want 1650 Nicoll Diary 11.
Heiring of the lairge prommesis of money to the reveillaris and apprehendaris of him, he was inducit thairby to seas upone him a1651 Calderwood I 112.
The reveeler or rather forger of the conspiracie was seduced by Huntlieattrib. 1675 Edinb. Surgeons II 127.
The thrid part of the fynes quhich formerly was given to persons revealers and informers