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First published 1971 (DOST Vol. IV).
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Morpé, n. (? F. morte-paie (1532 in Hatz.-Darm.) veteran soldier who continues to receive his pay though no longer in active service.) — 1533 Boece iii. xix. 118.
He taryit at Camelodune and first tharein causit Romane morpeis [L. veteranis] (quhilkis war agit soldeouris) remane that [etc.]

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