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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Donatour, Donator, n. [med. L. donatorius, OF. donatoire. Cf. Donatar.] A donatary; a donee or receiver of a donation, spec. of an escheat or ward and marriage.(1) 1526–7 Edinb. B. Rec. I. 229.
Adam Otterburn [etc.] … constitut Master Jacobus Forstar … thar verray lauchfull donatour in and to all … the graith of the schip quhilk thai coft fra the Duchemen 1545 Glasgow Chart. II. 509.
Jhone Wallace hes mayd … Andro and Marion … his varray lawful cessionaris, donatouris, and assignais … to redeme [etc.] 1589 Montgomery Mem. 228.
The said Jeane Montgomery and hir aires, my … cessioners and assignays, and donatouris 1597 Acts IV. 121/1.
The kingis maiestie and his donatour to haue vndoubtit richt to the principall sowme quhilk wes delyuerit 1630 Ayr Charters 156.
Maid and constitute cessionar, … donatour and possessour … in and to ane letter of tak a1646 Spotisw. Practicks 29.
The summonds concluding likewise that the King and his donator should be declared to be ultimus heres to the defender Mackculloch 1684 Decis. Lords F. 51.
This alledgance was not competent to the debitor, but to a second donator(2) 1552 Treas. Acc. X. 78.
Lettres to charge the Tutour of Sanquhar to deliver the hous of Sanquhar to Lord Flemyng donatour thairof 1566 Digest Justiciary Proc. F. 7.
Comperit Williame Hoppringill, donatour to the said Williames escheit 1583 Reg. Privy C. III. 603.
Alexander Douglas, … allegeing him donatour to the said Georges escheatt, … hes alreadie tane [etc.] 1622-6 Bisset I. 128/14.
Letteres aganis donatouris of escheittis 1678 Mackenzie Laws & C. i. xiii. § 5.
When a man kills himself, his Majesty gifts his escheat, and the donator pursues a general declarator thereupon(3) 1550 Reg. Privy C. I. 96.
It is understand to thaim that James Douglas … is donatour in and to the ward and mariage of Mouswald 1567 Reg. Privy C. I. 554.
My Lord Regent … dischargeis the thesaurare and donatouris quhatsumevir to the ward landis abonespecifiit, to desist [etc.] c1575 Balfour Pract. 252.
Landis fallin in ward, the superiour thairof, or his donatour, … may warn [etc.] 1616 Crim. Trials III. ii. 403.
His only intreis is as donatour to the waird and marriage of Adame Frenche 1619 Edinb. Test. I. 255.
Thair is tua ȝeiris rentis of the landis … of Hadden to me as donator to the ward be the auld Lady Hadden 1661 Decis. Lords G. 8.
The Earl of Rothes as donator to the waird and marriage of the Countess of Balcleugh