Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1968 (SND Vol. VII).
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PRIMINEARY, n. Also primanaire (Rxb. 1808 A. Scott Poems 50), primonire (Abd. 1824 G. Smith Douglas 52). Sc. forms of Eng. †praemunire, in its jocular sense of a fix, a predicament, a scrape (Sc. 1818 Hogg B. of Bodsbeck v.). [prɪmɪ′nere]
