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†REMANENT, adj. Also remanant; remainent. Remaining; esp. remaining after those already mentioned, other, additional, the rest of the. . . [′rɛmənənt]Gsw. 1700 Charters Gsw. (1906) II. 286:
The said provost, baillies, . . . in name and behalf of the remanent toun council.Inv. 1715 Inv. Session Rec. (Mitchell 1902) 261:
The said present Kirk Treasurer and the Remanent Members of the Kirk Session.Rnf. 1728 W. Hector Judicial Rec. (1876) 138:
The said Miln, Kiln, fish cruves, and haill remanant houses upon the said land.Sc. 1751 W. McFarlane Geneal. Coll. (S.H.S.) II. 362:
The Retour duties of the Remanent Lands.Sc. 1823 P. McClatchie Douglas III. xvii.:
The Earl . . . went out to give the remanent orders of the day to his troops.Sc. 1917 Jedburgh Gaz. (13 July) 3:
After giving, in detail, the names of the Magistrates, etc., present on that occasion, the minute said, “and the remanent members of Council”.