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First published 1968 (SND Vol. VII).
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Quotation dates: 1721
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†PROLOCUTOR, n. Sc. legal usage: a spokesman in a court of law, an advocate (Sc. 1808 Jam.). Cf. Procurator.Sc. 1721 Records Conv. Burghs (B.R.S.) 95:
Ordained the prolocutor for the royal burrows to see and answer.
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