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First published 2001 (DOST Vol. X).
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Subforrester, n. [Forestar(e n. 1.] An under-keeper of a forest, ? a subtenant of the keeper of a forest. — 1671 Lauder Notices Affairs I 15.
Any acts of possession he [sc. the Laird of McNaughton] had, ware only as subforrester to him [sc. the Duke of Argyll] and so can never be relevant to infer property
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