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davacha

davacha, ~us, ~ata [Gael. dabhach] , ‘davach’, measure of land (Scot.). a1195 illas vij davahs in forestam Regesta Scot. II 346; c1200 tenebunt de ‥ episcopo terras quas habet in S., dimidias ~as Reg. Moray 12; a1225 exceptis decimis bladi de ij ~is que sunt juxta castellum Ib. 17; c1205 dedisse ‥ ilium davach’ qui vocatur Balegillegrand’ Reg. Aberbr. I 49 (cf. Regesta Scot. II 466); c1220 nos ‥ quietum clamasse ‥ conevetum et redditum que percipere solebamus ‥ in dimidia davach terre‥. quare volumus ut ‥ monachi de L‥. predictam dim. davacatam ‥ liberam teneant Cart. Lindores 33; 1233 me dedisse ‥ unam ~am terre que dicitur Sutheluthy Reg. Aberd. II 268; 1266 (17c) de sex †davatis terre, quas tenet hereditarie de domino rege ExchScot 26; 1325 ambulaverunt rectas metas ‥ inter dim. †davatam terre parci et terram de A. Reg. Aberbr. I 311; ita quod ille husbandus octavam partem unius †davate terre tenuerit vel plus Quon. Attach. 23; 1369 (v. baronia 1b); 1468 propter vastitatem quarte partis unius †dalvate ExchScot 545; 1484 de x li. †dawate de W. Ib. 279.

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