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Prekat, Preikat, n. Also: prekatt, precat, preikett. [Late ME (north.) prekete, e.m.E. preket, var. of Prik(k)at n., appar. with ē as e.g. in Prek(e v.] =Prik(k)at n. 1 and 2.(1) 1458 Exch. R. VI 446.
De firmis duarum acrarum … que per alios dicuntur Preketacre(2) c 1500 Coll. St. Salvator 158.
For the rud alter tua chanderlaris for precatis 1503–1504 Treas. Acc. II 416.
For torches and prekatis and ane coffir to turs the precatis in to Sanctrandrois for the archbeschopes tyrment 1504 Aberd. B. Rec. I 75.
Ane dusane of prekats 1506 Edinb. Hammermen 55 b.
Twa precatis to the tortas hedis ij s. vj d. 1507 Aberd. B. Rec. I 76.
Th[r]e par torchis, xii prekats, and ii dussan assis of wax 1521 Edinb. Hammermen 104.
For twa wax prekattis 1522 Aberd. B. Rec. I xxi.
Prekatts(b) 1530 Lindores A. 490.
Thre gyltyn preikats vith thair cais(3) 1705 Pittenweem Ann. 124.
And ordained to be taken tomorrow at 11 o'clock in the forenoon to the preikett, and there to stand with a paper on his breast