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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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Quotation dates: 1544
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Bound man, n.1 [bound p.p. of Bind v.] One who has bound himself to another; an adherent or vassal. — 1544 Antiq. Aberd. & B. III. 19.
Schyr Patrick becam bound man and servant to the said Erl and his ayres … to ryde and gang with tham in pace and weir agains al deidly
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