lettereen.
/ˌlɛtəˈriː/, U.S. /ˌlɛdəˈri/ Now historical and rare.
In Ireland: a person restored to his or her estate by means of letters from Charles II.Letterees comprised one category of those who had their lands restored to them under provisions of the Irish Parliament's Act of Settlement 1662.
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1667 in W. M. Brady McGillycuddy Papers (1867) 80 Praying a short day for hearing of his Clayme as a Letteree.
a1687 W. Petty Polit. Anat. Ireland (1691) 2 There was restored to Letterees and Nominees..60 [acres].
1734 E. Lee Statute-law of Irel. Common-placed 293 None enjoying any Lands &c. under the said Acts, shall be removed for any Nominee, Letteree, Ensign-man or Proviso-man.
1871 Jrnl. Kilkenny Archæol. Soc. 1867 40 The dispossessed Irish were classed, when claimants under the Act of Settlement, into Innocents, Article men, Ensign men, Nominees, Letterees, Mero motu men, Proviso men, beside other names.
2003 A. Carpenter Verse in Eng. from Tudor & Stuart Ireland 449 ‘Meromotu’..refers to ‘letterees’ or persons restored to their estates by letters of Charles II.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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