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First published 2000 (DOST Vol. VIII).
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Settar, -er, n. [e.m.E. and late ME setter (?1403); Set v.]

a. One who sets, in senses 3, 7, 29 c, 37, 40 a, 41; XI, variously, of Set v. b. Setter croft, one being inducted into the ‘craft’ of freemasonry. (Cf. Set v. 12 a to put (something) in place.) c. A typesetter, one who arranges copy for printing. (Cf. Set v. 31 or 34 c.)a. (1) 1670 Salmon Borrowstounness 92.
The setters and makers of the … penny brydells(2) 1484 Exch. R. IX 603.
Our commissioneris and settaris of all and sindri our landis 1510–11 Selkirk B. Ct. (ed.) 11.
Quhatsumever burges … settis or haldis in thair tenementis hows … the setter or the halder of thaim sal ansuer [to the inquest] 1562 Charter (Reg. H.) Suppl. 11 April.
The said William Mvir and George Callendar … beand principale settaris nemmaris and ordinaris of the said diuisioun [sc. of land] 1596 Bk. Univ. Kirk III 884.
Whatsomever nynteen year tack … which has not begun in the setters tyme, shall be null 1607 Monimail Reg. Ct. 5 Dec.
His instrument of sasing … registrat in the setteris register of Fyff 1638 Baillie I 163.
He was … a setter of tacks to his sones and goodsones 1646 Edinb. B. Rec. VIII 80.
Ane unlaw of twentie pund to be taken of the setteris and owneris of the landis for ilk persone to quhom their land or hows ar sett 1664 Decis. Lords G. 74.
Andrew Brysson, setter of the houses to him 1665 Peebles B. Rec. II 70.
The setters being alwayes ansuerable that the takeris of the sowmes remove [etc.] 1682 Edinb. B. Rec. XI 62.
The landlord householders or setters of chambers(3) 1547 Armstrong Hist. Liddesdale I lxxxiv.
Item, to M^cCullo, clerk and settar of the wache(4) a1586 Maitland Ho. Seytoun 37.
This lord … was ane grit settar of museik(5) 1557 Edinb. Guilds 89.
Thai wer ordanit be the settaris of the said taxt to pay ane pairt thairof 1579 Reg. Privy C. III 181.
Ane of the settaris of the said stent(6) 1498 Reg. Privy S. I 28/1.
Alexander Craufurd … settar and sear of skinnys … and customar of all Inglis gudis 1542–3 Reg. Privy S. III 9/2.
Johnne Kempt … tronar of the burgh of Hadingtoun, serchear, sear, and settar of woll, … gudis custumable 1587 Acts III 451/2.
That nane … beand merchand, hamebringair, or partiner on the saidis wynes … salbe setteris of prices on the samin(7) 1559 Grant Burgh Schools 57.
Master William Nudrye is to have the sole printing of … any other volumes of which he may be author or setter forth during ten years 1572–3 Bann. Memor. 302.
Wha was the setter fordward of that traytorous proclamatione 1581 Acts III 212/2.
Setteris oute of bainfyris 1616 Crim. Trials III 585.
The writtaris and settaris oute of suche infamous libellis 1648 Inverurie 303.
The … setters on of midsummer fires 1681 Colvil Whig's Suppl. (1681) ii 60.
Setters up of other Gods — 1651-3 Scotland and the Commonwealth 167.
The curse pronounced … against the setters lightly of either father or motherb. 1696 Knoop & Jones Sc. Mason 83.
Are there any lights in your lodge? … yes, three … The one denotes the master mason the other the warden the third the setter croft [= craft]c. Urquhart Jewel 181.
I usually afforded the setter copy at the rate of above a whole printed sheet in the day