Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1976 (SND Vol. X).
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†ZELOTTED, ppl.adj. Acting like a zealot, devoted to a particular cause, strongly partisan.Sc. 1714 Chrons. Atholl and Tullibardine Families II. 161:
Rothes, Hadintoun, and rest of the Squadron, gott hattes laced with whyt silver galoun, which they termed Hannoverian Hatts, so severall other zelotted gentlemen followed the like example.
