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First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Quotation dates: 1501
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Hed(e)-kinnysman, n. [Hede n.1 12 c; Kinnisman n.] The chief of a clan. = hede of kyn, Hede n.1 10 b. — 1501 Reg. Privy S. I. 722.
To ressave . .bandis and oblissingis of erlis. .and hed kinnysmen within his realme
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