"bonnet laird" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: bonnet lairds [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} bonnet laird (plural bonnet lairds)
  1. (Scotland, historical) A petty landowner who wore a bonnet, not the hat of the gentry. Tags: Scotland, historical
    Sense id: en-bonnet_laird-en-noun-XlUNtPNy Categories (other): Scottish English

Inflected forms

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