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Stallar, n. Also: -er, stalare. [Med. L. stallarius, f. stallum (Stal(l n.).] The vicar of a canon, prebendary, etc. attached to his stall (Stal(l n. 1) in a cathedral for the purpose of carrying out his ministerial, etc. obligations in the cathedral; a person holding this office or benefice, and the emoluments attaching to it, latterly, appar. without the requirement to fulfil any duties. Also attrib. 1392 Reg. Episc. Aberd. I 180.
[Stallarius siue vicarius stalli de Elon in choro ecclesie Aberdonensis [etc.] 1432 Reg. Episc. Glasg. II 346].
Quod singulj canonicj dicte ecclesie ydoneos jnueniant et habeant vicarios, siue stallarios [etc.] 1545 Antiq. Aberd. & B. II 348.
The said nobil Earle … sustenand tharfor … a sufficient curat at the kirk and a stalare in the cathedrall kirk of Aberdene 1564 Rentale Dunkeld. (SHS) 347.
[To the] stallar [in Dunkeld, 10 lib.] 1561 Thirds of Benefices 2.
The males of the commoun landis annexit to the commonis of the stallaris of Orkney [£20] 1561 Thirds of Benefices 6.
Common kirk of Alter, pertaining in common to the stallers of the cathedral of Elgin, £20 1573 Reg. Privy S. VI 371/1.
The preistis callit the chaiplanis or stallaris of the cathedrall kirk of Abirdene 1574 Hist. Kinloss A. 95. 1574 Shetland Doc. 157.
Landis annuellis [etc.] … dotat to the preistis callit the chaiplanis or stallaris of the cathedrall kirk of Orknay 1575–6 Reg. Privy S. VII 67/1.
[The kirk of Dalyell] quhilk was sumtyme ane commoun kirk of the channonis and stallaris of Glasgow and now … becum in oure soverane lordis handis be the ordour takin in sic caissis eftir the reformatioun of religioun 1559–81 Crawford Mun. Invent. II 256.
[Sir William Crerar] stallar and chorister of the stall and prebendarie of Menmuire within the Cathedrale Kirk of Dunkeld 1586 Bk. Univ. Kirk II 661.
That viccarrage pensioners or stallars, as they vaik, after deceis or deprivatioun of the present possessours may accresse to be joynit to the principall benefice and to be assignit to the minister in his living and stipendattrib. 1557 Grant Chart. 379.
[Payment … to be made … at the feast of] Bartilmes, the stallaris fee, procurage [etc.]