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First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
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Ingres, n.¹ Also: ingresse. [ME. (rare, c 1420) and e.m.E. (1543–4) ingresse, L. ingressus.]

1. Entry into possession or occupation (of property). Freq. coupled with regres, entres, or acces. 1489 Chart. (Reg. H.) No. 548.
It salbe leffull to the said lorde … till haf fre ingres in & to the said fewferme 1508 Reg. Privy S. I. 249/2.
The said lord … sall have fre regres and ingres in and to the saidis landis 1530 Edinb. B. Rec. II. 40.
The said John till haif full fre regres and ingres in and to all and sindry his said airschip gudis 1548 Ex. Processes Allerdes v.
The said Robert … to haif full and free regres and ingres agane in and to the forsaidis landis 1581 Antiq. Aberd. & B. II. 407.
Allerdes. I … sall grant the foresaid pleuche land … to be lauchfullie redemit and the said James … to have fre regres and ingres to the said pleucht 1656 Douglas Bequest IV. 16 Feb.
The said Johne … to have full and frie ingress, regress, and access to the said luidging and tenement 1675 Crown Chart. MS. (Reg. H.) 24 Jan.
The said vmquhill Walter Stewart his spous to have frie acces & ingres to the forsaidis warrandice landis

2. Admittance, access. 1580 Edinb. B. Rec. IV. 182.
Sic personis … to … haue fre acces and ingres at all sic convenient tymes … for reding and collecting the frutefull knawledge be the said buikis

3. Initiation or introduction to some subject of study. 1570 Bann. Memor. 56.
Nather had I any ingres in the wicked practises of magicienis 1614 Edinb. B. Rec. VI. 121.
Gif it be fund gude to gif thame sum ingres in poesie

4. A place of entrance. 1593 Ayr Chart. 118.
Fra the wattir mouthe and ingres of the said watter upwart to the Craigweill of Grenane