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First published 1971 (DOST Vol. IV).
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Musician, -itian, n. Also: musiciane, -icien, mucitien, (mutiane). [ME. (14th c.) and e.m.E. musiceen, -ien, -ian, etc., e.m.E. also -icion (1553), -ition (1553), etc., F. musicien.]

One skilled in music; freq. spec., a professional teacher, performer or composer of music; a musician. c1450-2 Howlat 756.
All thus our lady thai lovit … Menstralis and musicianis a1500 Colk. Sow Proh. 15.
Manestralis among mvsicianis merely c1500-c1512 Dunb. lxiii. 9. 1560 Misc. Bann. C. I. 233.
Musitians of best skill and affection for furtherance of the act of parliament anent the instructing of the youth in musick 1567 Inv. Q. Mary lxxxviii. n.
With musiciens clothed lyk maidins c1550-c1580 Art of Music 13 b.
Quhilkis the modern musicianis has lang abusit Ib. 23 b.
Eftir the arbitry of musicianis or of compositouris of canticlis 1587 Acts III. 439/1.
To tak ordour for honest intertenement of his hienes four musicianis 1588 Exch. R. XXI. 413.
Musiciane 1592 Acts III. 563/2. 1592 Misc. Wodrow Soc. 537.
Musician and maister of the sangscole … of Hadington 1562-92 Wode's Psalter (ed.) 191.
Kyng Jamis the fyft, quha wes ane musitian himselff … culd sing that he had never seine before c1610 Melville Mem. 132.
Ane David Ricio … that was a merry fallow and a gud mucitien a 1654 McKay Hist. Kilmarnock 134. 1669 Glasgow B. Rec. III. 120.
Ane schoolemaister … quho may also serve as musician in the said old kirk 1674 Edinb. B. Rec. X. 184.
That they take advyce of mutianes anent the fittest … persone