A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
Hide Quotations Hide Etymology
About this entry:
First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Quotation dates: 1561-1585
[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]
Lancepissat, n. [e.m.E. lancepezzade (1578), lans- and -pes(s)ade, -pesata, etc., MF. lance(s)pessade, in the same sense, lt. lancia spezzata, one of a (prince's) bodyguard. Cf. Lanceprezed,n.] An officer of the lowest rank, an under-corporal, lance-corporal. Also transf. — 1561 Treasurer's Accounts XI. 83.
To twa corporallis … xv li. … to twa lance pissattis for thair estait xij li. … , to the tabroun … vj li. —transf. a1585 Polwart Flyt. 828 (T).
Beld bissat, marmissat, lance pissat to the lownes!
You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.
"Lancepissat n.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 14 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/dost/lancepissat>
