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First published 1952 (SND Vol. III).
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Quotation dates: 1814-1840

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CONNEX, n. Sc. law: an appurtenance; an item of property connected with another. Always used in conjunction with annex.Sc. 1814 Scott Waverley (1817) xlii.:
With the manor-place thereof, tofts — crofts — mosses . . . annexis, connexis.
Abd. 1840 Will (per Fif.1):
Outsetts, annexes, connexes.

[O.Sc. connex, id., first appearance 1536 (D.O.S.T.), Fr. connexe, adj., closely conneeted, Lat. connexus.]

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"Connex n.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 1 Apr 2026 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/connex>

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