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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Quotation dates: 1571
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Detentor, n. [L. dētentor.] A detainer or withholder. — 1571 Protocol Book of John Robeson 179.
The detentores, keparis, and withaldaris of the samyn … to call … follow, and persew, ay and quhill the recovering of the samyn
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