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Failȝear, Failȝier, n. Also: falȝear, failȝeare, -ȝeaer, faillier, -iȝier, failȝeour. [ME. faylere (14th c.), e.m.E. failer. Cf. Failler.] One who fails to perform an obligation or to act properly. Also party or person failȝear.(a) 1498 Montgomery Mem. 53.
Twa thoussand merk to be pait be the falȝear of ony of the forsaid parteis 1554 Crim. Trials I. 368.
Gif thai or any of thame failȝies … , the failȝearis or failȝeare sall … returne agane to … Edinburcht 1589 Reg. Privy C. IV. 377.
Undir the pane of tuenty thowsand pundis to be upliftit of the pairtie failyeair or doing in the contrair 1647 Glasgow B. Rec. II. 113.
The chackt watche to report the failyearis to the magistratis 1664 Maxwell Mem. 343.
The pairtie failȝeaer to pay … ten pounds for ilke breatch(b) 1638 Conv. Burghs IV. 545.
The persone failyier to be found conveenable befor the burrows 1645 Dunferm. Kirk S. 15.
Whosoever failles herein, for ilk 24 hours the faillier shall pey 24 s. 1689 Urie Baron Ct. 100.
The failȝieris are heirby enacted and decerned in ane wnlaw of ten merkis 1712 Hist. Rev. XVIII. 233.
The party failliȝier to pay to the party observer the some of twenty ponds money … for ilk failliȝe(c) 1605 Dundonald Par. Rec. 88.
George Cadvell … callit Patrik Brydein … ane loun, and thairfoir decernit ane failzeour to the Kirk
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