A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Quotation dates: 1490-1515
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Emperice, Emperys, n. [ME. emperice, -eris(e, var. of ME. and OF. emperesse.] = Emprice. —1490 Irland Mir. I. 166/2.
O blisfull quene, oure quenis emperice c1515 Asloan MS II. 272/43.
Haile, clarifyet cristale, hale, qwene & emperys