bonnet laird
(Scotland, historical) A petty landowner who wore a bonnet, not the hat of the gentry.
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(Scotland, historical) A petty landowner who wore a bonnet, not the hat of the gentry.
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(historical) A feudal lord in Scottish contexts.
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(chiefly, Scotland) A landowner, particularly in Scottish contexts.
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(Scotland) The state or condition of being a laird.