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First published 1974 (SND Vol. IX).
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Quotation dates: 1744
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†SUBDOCTRIX, n. A junior assistant female teacher.Rs. 1744 W. MacGill Old Ross-shire (1911) II. 102:
Mrs Paply and her eldest daughter whom she intends to call hom . . . to be subdoctrix.
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"Subdoctrix n.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 13 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/subdoctrix>
