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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Quotation dates: 1562, 1619
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Erudite, Erudeit, a. [ME. (a 1450), L. ērudītus.] Learned. — 1562 Edinb. B. Rec. III. 143.
[That] he be repute … na apt nor erudite persoun for sic office 1619 Garden Elphinstoun 427.
Withe doctors resident Thair to conferre deem'd erudeit
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"Erudite adj.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 15 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/dost/erudite>
