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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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Bon-ac(c)ord, n. Also: bone acorde. [OF. bone acorde good accord, harmony.]

1. Abbot and Prior (later Lordis) of Bonaccord, two persons elected annually by the town council of Aberdeen, having the office of organizing public sports and entertainments.References to the Lordis of B. are frequent in the printed records of Aberdeen from 1531 to 1552. Their function ‘wes in halding of the gud toun in glaidnes and blythtnes witht danssis, farsiis, playis, and gamis, in tymes convenient’ (1552, I. 280).(1) 1440 Aberd. B. Rec. I. 395.
Concessum fuit Ricardo Kintor tunc abbati de Bonaccord … pro expensis suis factis … in quodam ludo de ly Haliblude ludendo 1445 Ib. 14.
For letting … of diuerse enormyteis done in time bygane be the abbotis of this burgh, callit of bone acorde 1496 Ib. 59.
The viij day of May … the aldirman, bailȝeis and consale … for vphaldin of the auld louable consuetud … of this burghe … chesit Thomas Leslie and Robert of Cullane, coniunctlie abbotis and priour of Bonacord, til vyse and exerce the said office this instant yer 1504 Ib. 432.
It was statut … that ale personis … sale rid with the Abbot and Prior of Bonaccord on every Sanct Nicholas day throw the toune as vs and wont has bein 1508 Ib. 440.
That all personis … sall rid with Robert Huyid and Litile Johne, quhilk was callit, in yers bipast, Abbat and Prior of Bonacord, one every Sanct Nicholas day(2) 1523 Aberd. B. Rec. I. 445.
The haill toun … ordanit [two] honorabill men … Lordis of Bonaccord for this instant yeir 1531 Ib. 140.
The prouest and counsall had chosen Alexr. Gray and Alexander Knollis to be lords of Bonacord for this instant year, quhilks has been an offce of honor this tymes bygane 1538 Ib. 156.
Als the saydis Robert and Johnn hed strublit the lordis of Bonacord, and this guid towne, in stoping of dansing and plesure 1552 Ib. 279.
That the lordis of Bonaccord in tymes bygane hase maid our mony grit, sumpteous, and superfleous banketing

2. Concord; friendly agreement. 1640 Aberd. B. Rec. III. 223.
Articles of Bonaccord, to be condiscendit wnto be the magistrattis of Abirdeine for thameselffis, and taking burdinge wpoun thame for all the inhabitantis 1640 Ib. III. 225.
We heartilie desyre … a peremptorie present answer of Bon-accord or Mal-accord

b. A health or toast. Also attrib. with cup. c1650 Spalding II. 208.
He rode out of Abirdene vpone the 5th of December, and rode to Strathbogie, during whiche tyme he gat no bon-acord drunkin to him in wyne 1650 Aberd. B. Rec. IV. 113.
The Bonaccord cup wes ordanit to be giuen to the maister of kirkwark for the vse of the kirk in all time