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First published 1986 (DOST Vol. VI).
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(President-,) Precedentship, n. [e.m.E. presedentship (c 1525).] The office of president, chairmanship. — 1660-1 Mercurius Caledonius (1661) 3.
Both which votes passed … the one to [etc.] … the other to lop off the former sort of precedentship, or chire-man, never known but in the days of darkness
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"Precedentship n.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 9 May 2024 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/dost/precedentship>
