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First published 1983 (DOST Vol. V).
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Quotation dates: 1500-1569, 1656
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Pensionary, -ie, n.1 and a. Also: pentionary, pensonarie. (Cf. med. L. ecclesia (1204, a 1452) a church, or vicaria (1399, 1479) a vicarage, pensionaria, burdened with a ‘pension’ (Pensio(u)n n. 2), and Pensionarn.) —noun 1500 Reg. Episc. Brechin. I. 218.
Al and hail his landis … pertenyng to the pensionary of Brechine 1539–41 Master of Works Accounts (ed.) I. 265.
He chargis him with the rest of the said taxt of the pentionary of Inschmohomo 1564–5 Reg. Privy S. V. i. 546/2.
The gift of the channonrie and prebend of the cathedral kirk of Brechin callit the pensionarie and of the vicarage of the parroche kirk of Pambryd 1566 Reg. Episc. Brechin. II. 330.
Pensonarie —adj. 1569 Reg. Privy C. I. 684.
He is lauchfullie providit of auld in and to the vicarage pensionarie of the samyn [sc. kirk of Moneky]1656 Retours Inq. Spec. Dumfries (228).
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