Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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Quotation dates: 1969
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MERIT, n. Merit Certificate. See quot.: Sc. 1969 James Scotland The History of Scottish Education Vol. I 372:
Merit Certificate ... certificate issued by the Scotch Education Department from 1891 to pupils aged 13 and over who passed certain examinations in elementary subjects.
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