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† chemis Sc. Obs.
Forms: 5–6 (9) chemis, 6 chymmis, -ys, -es, chymes, chemyis, chemise, 7 chemys.
[a. late OF. chymois, chemois, from earlier OF. chef mez, chef més ‘chief country house or dwelling, mansion house’ = Pr. capmas:—late L. caput mansus, caput mansi (Du Cange), f. caput head, mansus abode, dwelling, mansion.
(Med.L. forms from Romanic were capmansus, -masus, -masius: OF. forms such as chief-, chef-meis, -mais, -mois, chymois, chemois (Godef.), chefmois (Cotgr.), show a further development of -és to -eis, -ais, -ois; cf. remés:—remansus).]
The chief manor-house, mansion house.
1488in Pitcairn Crim. Trials I. 7* The cheif chemis of Bothuile. 1513Douglas æneis viii. vi. 126 The mychty gret Enee Wythin his narrow chymmis leidis he. Ibid. xi. vi. 22 Chargeand thai suld in his palice convene Onto the riall chymmys. 1536Bellenden Cron. Scot. (1821) I. 38 Dunbar wes sum time the cheif chemis of the Erlis of Marche. c1550Balfour Practicks (1754) 109 (Jam.) The chemise or principall messuage sould not be devidit. 1883J. R. Tudor Orkney & Shetland 18 The eldest son could claim the head Bail or Chemis place, i.e. the chief manor or farm. |