clait, claith
Scots term for cloth; clothing
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clare constat
Latin legal term for the name of a precept (an order) in which a superior acknowledges that it ‘clearly appears’ that someone is heir to landed property held of the superior, and which orders the giving of sasine; a writ of clare constat confirms this.