abbey-ˈlaird
[See abbey 3.]
An insolvent debtor sheltering in the precincts of Holyrood Abbey. (Humorous.)
| 1861 R. Chambers Dom. Ann. Scot. III. 349 It being part of the law of Scotland that diligence cannot be proceeded with on Sunday, the Abbey Lairds, as they were jocularly called, were enabled to come forth on that day, and mingle in their wonted society. |