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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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Chalmerlane, -land, n. Also: challmer-, chalmyr-, chalmurlane; chalmerlan, -laine, -leine, -len(e. [Later spelling of Chawmerlane.]

1. A chamberlain or steward.(a) 1510 Rentale Dunkeld. fol. 87.
Maister Iames Fentoun, chaintour and chalmerlane of Dounkeld 1515 Reg. Privy S. I. 396/1.
A Lettre … makand him chalmerlane of the landis and lordschip of Stratherne 1522 Fife Sheriff Ct. 270.
Dene Bartholomo Foreman, chalmerlane of the abbay of Pittinweme c 1549 Reg. Episc. Aberd. II. 308.
To cause our chalmerlanys … to be obeyt and ansowrit of all … our mailis [etc.] 1562 Maxwell Mem. I. 298.
Payand heirfoir … to my Lord of Glesgw or his chalmyrlaneis 1584 Rec. Earld. Orkney 305.
Without ony … dewteis to be payit to us, our airis or chalmurlanes quhatsumeuir, except scat and teind allanerlie 1614 Crim. Trials III. 296.
Chalmerlaine to Patrik, laite Erll of Orkney 1627 Peebles Gleanings 118.
Charles Pringill, chalmerlan to the laird of Smeithfeild 1633 Buccleuch Mun. II. 274.
William Scott, chalmerlane of the forrest 1642 Wemyss of Bogie MS.
To be held in frie blenche … for ane penny … to our Soverane Lorde his chalmerlanes(b) 1527 Maxwell Mem. I. 254.
To compeir befoir … Gawyne … Archiebischop of Glasgw, or his chalmerland 1596 Misc. Spald. C. II. 134.
To mak compt and rakning to my lord and his chalmerlandis, of four kiddis [etc.] 1621 Maxwell Mem. I. 332.
To Andro the chalmirland at ȝour away cumming … vi d. 1627 Melville Chart. 161.
To Iohnne Lockard, servandman. … to the chalmerland of Dunfermling 1641 Acts V. (1817) 603/2.
Johne Malcollume his hienes chalmerland of his maiesties lordschip and stewartrie of Fyff 1643 Fam. Rose 335.
If yow and my chalmerlandis salbe but alreadie agreit on it(c) 15.. Clar. v. 1652.
Four knightis beine his chalmerleins worthie 1585 Edinb. B. Rec. IV. 406.
Michaell Chisholme. vnder factour and chalmerlen to the guid toun of the said abbacie [of Paisley] 1639 Urie Baron Ct. 83.
The contravenars … sall pay of vnlaw to my lord and his chalmerlene, … the sowme [etc.]

2. The chamberlain of Scotland. c1515 Asl. MS. I. 244.
Iames of Levingstoun that tyme chalmerlane of Scotland 1524 Acts II. 290/1.
And [parliament] ordanis the chalmerlane … to put the said act to executioun 1540 Reg. Privy S. II. 516.
With command in the sammyn to oure soverane lordis grete chalmerlane and his deputis … that nane of thame [etc.] 1581 Acts III. 229/1.
The lord greit chalmerlane, the cancellair, the thesaurair, the secretair [etc.] 1622-6 Bisset I. 288/1.
All domes falsed … aucht to be discussed befoir the greit chalmerlane

b. Chalmerlanis air = Chalmerlan(e air,n. 1504 Crim. Trials I. 43.
We have exemit … al the personis aboue expremit … fra al comperence to iustice-airis, chalmerlanis airis [etc.] 1597 Skene Verb. S. s.v. Amerciamentum.
The vn-law in the Chalmerlanis aire or court, is fiftie schillings