fears

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Thus some aspired to her acquaintance out of pride while the more timid of the feuars were anxious to inculcate upon their children the necessity of being respectful to the noble orphan.

From The Monastery by Scott, Walter, Sir

He had hitherto kept his word; and, strange to tell, this secession had, as he intended, in some degree, the effect of a punishment upon the refractory feuars.

From The Bride of Lammermoor by Scott, Walter, Sir

These small peel-houses were ordinarily inhabited by the principal feuars and their families.

From Border Raids and Reivers by Borland, Robert

It's weel minded that it was there auld Rab Tull the town-clerk was sleeping when he had that marvellous communication about the grand law-plea between us and the feuars at the Mussel-craig.

From The Antiquary — Volume 01 by Scott, Walter, Sir

Others have taken up the lead of the enterprising Laird of Milnab, and Crieff is now a town of feuars, holding mainly of the Perth Estate, Dollerie, and Broich.

From Chronicles of Strathearn by Macdougall, W. B.