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First published 2000 (DOST Vol. VIII).
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Seduce(a)r, n.1. [e.m.E. seducer (1545); Seduce v.] One who leads others astray in conduct or belief; a corrupter (of others).1556 Knox IV 77.
I am traduced as an heretyke, accused as a fals teacher and seducer of the people, [etc.] a1578 Pitsc. II 72/26.
Amang those cruell tigaris thair was ane fallis hepocreit and seducear of the pepill callit Johnne Gray 1588 King Cat. 145b.
Hæreticques, men of corrupt mynds [etc.] … Amangs the quhilk … may be reknit the seducear Elymas, quhom S. Paule opinlie rebuukit 1597 Misc. Spald. C. I 115.
Thow art … ane commoun seducear, and persuader of puir simple wemen, to be witchis and soceraris c1625 Misc. Spald. C. II lv (see Sediti(o)us adj. 1 a, b). 1631 Justiciary Cases I 160.
The pannell … depones falslie in preiudice of the persones quhome schoo deponet to be hir seducearis, and thay haifing seducet hir as scho deponet in the matter of the burning of Frendraucht … wald haif brocht on thame the peirell of the cryme of treasone 1631 Justiciary Cases I 162.
Fals witnesses or seducearis of fals witnesses are pwneist be daith a1633 Hope Major Pract. II 295.
The makers, users, seducers, corrupters, and falsares [of false evidence] … to be punished in their persones and goods
