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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Quotation dates: 1557-1578
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Benefeit, ppl. a. = Beneficit. — 1557 Acts II. 502/1.
Gif it happinnis ony of the prelatis, clerkis, or vther benefeit men … to be slane a1578 Pitsc. II. 141/5.
That na benefeit sould haue huris nor wse harlotrie
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"Benefeit ppl. adj.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 14 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/dost/benefeit>
