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† ˈscorchvillein Obs. [a. AF. *escorche-villein, f. OF. escorchier (mod.F. écorcher) to flay + villein.] A ‘flay-villein’; an oppressive lord.
1577–87Stanyhurst Descr. Irel. v. 32/1 in Holinshed. [The nickname of Abp. Henry de Loundres; Stanyhurst tells a story to connect it with scorch v.1] |