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First published 1968 (SND Vol. VII).
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PRESTER, n. A clergyman, minister, priest. Only liter.Sc. 1879 P. H. Waddell Isaiah xxiv.:
An' syne it sal be, e'en's wi' the peopil. sae wi' the pres'ter.Edb. 1891 R. F. Hardy Tibbie's Tryst xxi.:
I wuss noo he may ever hae the chance o' hearin the Word frae aither pleughman or prester!