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First published 2001 (DOST Vol. X).
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Switzaro, prop. n. [It. Svizzero a Swiss; a Swiss mercenary soldier.] = Swisser n. a or b. —1689 Acts IX App. 36/2.
Anent the supplicatione given in … be Adam Falberi Switzaro prisoner in the Tolbooth of Edinburgh
