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First published 2000 (DOST Vol. VIII).
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Quotation dates: 1399-1400
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Sare, n.1 (Appar. the Slavonic word, Russ. tsar, Croatian, Boh., Pol. car, etc., king, sovereign, emperor, ultim. repr. L. Cæsar: cf. e.m.E. Czar (1555), Tzar, Tsar (a1670) the emperor of Russia.) — a1400 Legends of the Saints xxxvi 757.
Beȝond the Gret Se In the prowince of the Sare Quhar-to the Cayne is tributare
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