| Name | Term description |
|---|---|
| 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>. |
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