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Quotation dates: 1499, 1569-1586
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(Richeman,) Rych(e)man, n. [ME and e.m.E. rich(e)man (1297), obs. after 1643, OE ríceman.] A rich or wealthy person. Also as a surname. — 1499 Reg. Episc. Aberd. I 344.
Dauid Rychman a1570-86 Maitland Folio MS 437/5.
Rychemen puiranis and guid ȝemen
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