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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Entra, Entray, n. Also: enttra, entera(y. [Variant of Entré, with -a, -ay, as in allya(y, assigna(y, etc.]

1. The act of entering; entrance to a place; an onset. c1475 Wall. viii. 359.
At this entray the Scottis so weill thaim bar, Feill off thair fais to dede was bertnyt thar Ib. xi. 409.
At that entra xv thai brocht to ded a1499 Contempl. Sinn. 157.
Ȝour counterpart in court has sic entray a1540 Freiris Berw. 79 (M).
Thai wist the ȝettis war lokkit fast, That thai micht nocht fra thyn get entray

b. Right or opportunity of entry. 1457 Stirlings of Keir 231.
Wyth fre entray and passage to the saide landis 1511 Dunferm. B. Rec. 297.
Wyth fre isch and entra at forsid and baksid 1534 Liber Melros 628.
To be haldin … in houssis, … pastouris, lesouris, fre vsche and entray 1548 Red Bk. Menteith II. 334.
Yardis, toftis, … infeildis, outfeildis, … fre ische and entray

c. A place of entrance. Also fig. 1490 Irland Mir. 79/20.
Thus the entra and passage to Paradice is precludit to us Ib. fol. 237.
This sacrament is port and entra of all the laif of the sacramentis 1493 Liber Aberbr. 279.
Fra thyne descendand lynaly to the entray of the Mekyl Burne 1513 Doug. viii. iv. 20.
Ȝon was a cavern … With gousty entray far furth of all ways

2. Entry into possession or occupation (of land). 1444 Antiq. Aberd. & B. IV. 194.
It sale be lefule to the said Schir Alexander … to have regres and free entra to his landis 1446 Reg. Cupar A. I. 126.
The enteray of the said Johne to our forsaid landis [to be] at Wytsunday 1460 Stewart Mem. 64.
The said Schire Androw … has set … to the said Johne Stewart his chemys of Strathardill [for] nyne yher next folowand his entra 1491 Reg. Episc. Aberd. I. 326.
Nochwithstanding the entray of the sade lorde Forbes as blanchferme be ane infeftment tharoff 1523 Carnwath Barony Ct. 10 b.
Vil Vatson to pay … iij s. for the skath the hous vas vorth at his esche mare nor the entra

3. Entrance into office or employment. 1497 Treas. Acc. I. 269.
Balfour, for the schering of the Kingis claithis sen the entra of him in his office 1506 Cart. S. Nich. Aberd. 205.
The entray of the said curat … salbe … at the fest of Sanct Martyn 1507 Aberd. B. Rec. I. 77.
Thai sall … pay to him xl s. at his enteray to the said wark 1511 Reg. Privy S. I. 337/2.
His entra … to endure als lang as he haldis the comptrollary in his handattrib. 1511–12 Treas. Acc. IV. 182.
To ane wyff for nurising of ane fund barne, in entray silvir