Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1934 (SND Vol. I). Includes material from the 1976 supplement.
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Quotation dates: 1754-1782
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ANN, ANNAT, ANNATINE, n.2 Sc. law. (See quot.)Sc. 1754 Erskine Princ. Law Scot. (1820) 62:
The word annat or ann, as it is now understood, is the right which law gives to the executors of ministers, of half a year's benefice, over and above what was due to the minister himself for his incumbency.Sc. 1782 Caled. Mercury (8 July):
The whole, including the annat, may be estimated at about 247 l.
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