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First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
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*Kethres, n. pl. [Cf. Ketheran n.] In Carrick and the Lennox: ? The soldiers or retainers of a chief. — 1225 Reg. Episc. Glasg. I. 117.
Corredium ad opus seruientum suorum [sc. Duncan, Earl of Carrick] qui kethres nuncupa[n]tur a clericis non exiget 1226 Ib. 119.
Also in ‘Carta comitis de Leuenax de decimis’