† scorchvilleinn.
Obsolete.
A ‘flay-villein’; an oppressive lord.
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overleader1440
oversetter1440
maul?a1475
overlayer1503
stripe1570
Tamerlane?1572
scorchvillein1577
overpressor1610
overcharger1611
deportator1616
mauler1618
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trampler1785
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society > authority > rule or government > ruler or governor > lord > [noun] > types of lord > oppressive or uncaring
step-lord1549
scorchvillein1577
1577 R. Stanyhurst Treat. Descr. Irelande v. f. 18v/2, in R. Holinshed Chron. I [The nickname of Abp. Henry de Loundres; Stanyhurst tells a story to connect it with scorch v.1]
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1910; most recently modified version published online June 2021).
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