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Commendatar(e, n. Also: -atair, -itare, -ater. [Med. L. commendatarius, e.m.E. commendatary (1539).] = Commendatour. 1505 Reg. Privy S. I. 174/1.
Johne, bischop of Ylis and commenditare of Ycolmekill 1539 Ib. II. 457/1.
Committand to the said Robert, commendatar, the cuyre, rewle and administratioun [of Holyrood] in spiritualiteis and temporaliteis 1543 Ib. III. 7/2.
Maister David Paintare, commendatar of Sanct Mary Ile 1568 Reg. Morton I. 43.
That ȝe … command … all and sindrie hauaris, keparis, withhaldaris and indwellaris of the Abbay … to rander … the samyn to … [the] commendatare of the said Abbay 1581 Acts III. 276/2.
Our souerane Lord … confermis the gift and dispositioun maid to Harie Stewart … makand him vndoutit abbat and commendatar of Sanctcolmis Insh 1584 Ib. 371/1.
Ro[ber]t, commendatair of Dumfermling, Mark, commendatair of Newbotle a1570-86 Maitl. F. lxxxviii.
Quod Iohnne Maitland, commendatar of Coldinghame a1651 Calderwood II. 402.
The commendatare of Arbrothe