† ourt
= hourt, obs. f. hurt. Hence † ourt majesté = hurt majesty, lese-majesty.
| c 1375 Sc. Leg. Saints xxvi. (Nycholas) 388 Sayand: ‘Þai part had al thre of crime of ourt maieste’. |
† ourt
= hourt, obs. f. hurt. Hence † ourt majesté = hurt majesty, lese-majesty.
| c 1375 Sc. Leg. Saints xxvi. (Nycholas) 388 Sayand: ‘Þai part had al thre of crime of ourt maieste’. |
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