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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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Quotation dates: 1420, 1500-1592
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Cordelere, -eir, n.1 Also: cordiller, -yler, -uler; cordeleir, -elire, -ileir; coirdelier. [ME. Cordilere (c 1400), OF. Cordeler, -lier, f. cordele cord.]
1. A Franciscan friar. c1420 Wynt. viii. 676.
Off the orderis off the freris, Augustynys and Corduleris [C. -eleris, W. -yleris] c1500-c1512 Dunb. xiii. 45.
Baith Carmeleitis and Cordilleris [M. Coirdeleiris] Cumis thair to genner and get ma freiris 1535 Stewart 46924.
Thomas Aquen, of black habit ane frier; Bonauenture that wes ane cordelier c1552 Lynd. Mon. 5685.
With small nummer of monkis and freris, Off Carmeletis and Cordeleris 1567 Gude and Godlie Ballatis 205.
His Cordeleris, and Augustinis, Sanct Frances ordour to 1592 Acts III. 639/2.
The freiris minoris callit cordelires of Lanerk
2. Attrib. with freir. 1555 Treasurer's Accounts X. 289.
Being at the horne for non-payment of certane money to the cordileir freiris of Dumfreis 1564 Dundee Chart. 40.
In that place and yardis quhilk sumtyme wes occupyit be the gray cordeleir freris a1586 Maitland Ho. Seytoun 28.
This Williame … was bureit in the Cordelere freiris in Hadingtoun
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