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marus

marus [Scot. Gael. maer, maor < major] , (Scot.) mair: a (royal); b (of (part of) county); c (of city, borough, or sim.); d (eccl. & mon.). a 1164 M. rex Scott’ universis vicecomitibus suis et ~is Regesta Scot. 242; cum nomine officii sui, si fuerit ~us domini regis RegiamM I 6.  b ibit ad capitalem ~um illius comitatus RegiamM IV 8; 1364 per Thomam de S. ~um vicecomitatus de Banf Reg. Moray 161; 1428 per solucionem factam Henrico Amours, constabulario de Kingorne et ~o illius quarterii de Fyfe ExchScot 463.  c in remissione facta cuidam ~o de Kynclevyn, receptori firmarum domini regis de Kynclevyn ExchScot 81; 1450 et de xlvj li. xvj s. viij d. receptis a Johanne Hatelee, mairo de Strathurde et de Kinclevin, de firmis dictarum terrarum Ib. 392; in urbibus municipales magistratus seu jurisdictiones quas hodie nos ~os sive majores urbis ‥ aut praepositos dicimus Jus Feudale 378.  d 1315 si homines sui invenerint plegium in manu ~i abbatis Reg. Aberbr. I 294.

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