(Scotland, historical) The person who is fourth in the line of descent from a thane.
(Scotland, historical) The person who is fourth in the line of descent from a thane.
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(historical, Scotland) A tenant of the same stock as his landlord, or who held his lands in succession, from father to son, for several generations.
(historical, Scottish) The similar Scottish concept, of a ploughgate and notionally or 13 Scottish acres.
(Scotland, historical) A person, especially a kindly tenant, having land tenure by rental right.
(Scotland) A grandfather.
(Scotland) A person who looks after a large Scottish estate for a Lord, preventing illegal hunting and fishing, and liaises with tenant farmers.