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First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
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Intrant, n. [Subst. use of L. intrant-, intrans, Intrant adj. See also Interant.]

1. One who enters into a position or profession or occupation of property or other possession. 1517 Reg. Privy S. I. 447/1.
The remanent to be disponit for the wele of the place [Coldingham Priory] and conservit to the behuf of the intrant havand rycht thairto 1524 Acta Conc. MS. XXXIV. 200.
To deliver the place to Tulliallan, and his cousing … to he intrant 1545 Reg. Privy S. III. 181/1.
Ay and quhill the intrant of the said bischoprik be lauchfully providit thairto 1562 Bk. Univ. Kirk I. 26.
If it sall happen that anie minister … depart … , the intrant sall receive payment pro rata servitii 1597 Elgin Rec. II. 63.
As the saids elderis salhappin to be remouit fra thair office the intrant sall buy the samen purse 1639 Baillie I. 179.
An advertance that in the oath of intrants … there be no clagg to trouble their conscience 1643 Ib. II. 94.
Argyle desired us, in all our Presbytries, to advyse on the best way of admitting of intrants

b. One entering a guild or occupying a tenement. 1593 Stirling Merch. Guild 4.
The penultie to be payit be all intrants heirefter to their [the Merchant Guild's] libertie 1610 Conv. Burghs II. 297.
Ane dewtie of ten shillings … to be takin be him of ilk burges son … and of all uther merchants and new intrants twentie schillings 1639 Aberd. B. Rec. III. 181.
Exacting of … intres silver … as is done be the magistrates to intrantis to any other burgage tenement

2. One entering a place of any kind. 1608 Stirling B. Rec. I. 121.
To stand att the kirk dure and thair to craif and seik … of the charitie and benevolence of the intrantis thairin 1614 Crim. Trials III. 293.
Forsameikle as, by the frequent intrantis of extraniers in this countrie, the estate of the commonwealth is in danger 1660 Glasgow B. Rec. II. 457.
[Certain] persons … to go throw the haill toun … to try theis who ar new intrantis within thair boundis