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First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
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Quotation dates: 1549-1583
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Imperiour, n. [Cf. Emperiour and Empriour.] An emperor (of the Roman or the Holy Roman Empire). (In quots. 1570, 1583, designating certain foreign coins.) — 1549 Complaynte of Scotland 181/34.
Beand desirus to have the … favouris of hym that hapnit to be imperiour a1568 Gyre-carling 1.
In Tiberus tyme the trew imperiour — 1570 Edinburgh Testaments 123.
In pois, … ane imperiour angell, price xl s. 1583 Ib. XIII. 84.
Ane imperiour croun, price xlviii s.
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