Public Holiday Closure - 29 March and 1 April 2024
Our offices and on-site services will be closed on Good Friday and Easter Monday. Priority Orders will be unavailable during this time.
Name | Term description |
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NameLitser/lister/litstar/litster |
Term description Dyer: one who dyes cloth and prepares dyes |
NameLockman |
Term description A hangman |
NameLocksmith |
Term description One who makes and tends locks and keys |
NameLord |
Term description Title of noble rank or of senior judge or administrator |
NameLord Clerk Register/Registrar |
Term description 1. Title of noble rank or of senior judge or administrator. 2. One who keeps a register, of births, marriages, deaths, deeds, etc. |
NameLord Elemosinar to the King |
Term description Almoner |
NameLord Lyon |
Term description Chief officer of arms of Scotland |
NameLord Lyon King-at Arms |
Term description Chief officer of arms of Scotland? |
NameLord provost |
Term description Chairman of a town or burgh council and chief magistrate of |
NameLorimer |
Term description Maker of metal horse harness parts |
NameLoun |
Term description Boy |
NameLymemaker |
Term description Worker with lime for use in paint or agriculture |
NameLymeman |
Term description Worker with lime for use in paint or agriculture |
NameLyon King-at-Arms |
Term description Chief officer of arms of Scotland? |
NameLW |
Term description Last Will |
NameLatter W |
Term description Latter Will |
NameLTD/LD |
Term description Limited |
NameL. |
Term description Lawful |
NameLate |
Term description Formerly, deceased |
NameLegator |
Term description The person to whom a legacy is left. |
NameLeillie and treullie |
Term description Legally and honestly (in later testaments the word used was 'faithfully'). |
NameLie |
Term description This word is used to introduce local names used in documents, or any Scots word or phrase brought into a Latin document. |
NameLiferent |
Term description A right entitling a person (called a 'liferenter') to use and enjoy another's property for life, providing this was done without wasting it; the liferent might be a sum of money paid yearly, or the income from a piece of land. |
NameLiquidat |
Term description In relation to debts or other due payments, it meant fixed in advance at a definite sum, or specified exactly; judicially assessed; having a monetary equivalent prescribed by decreet of court and appointed to be so paid. |
NameLippie |
Term description A unit of dry capacity, which varied from place to place and depending on what was being measured. Also known as a forpet. For more information, see our guide on <a href="/guides/weights-and-measures">weights and measures</a>. |