bipnnet lairds
Preserved but no longer current.
Meaning · English
Local magnates or petty squires of Scotland, who wore the braid bonnet, like the common people.
Era: ca. 1898 (Victorian)
Sources & notes
Reproduced from Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898 edition, public domain; archive.org, retrieved 2026-07-31; OCR text, minor errors possible). Reflects the scholarship and attitudes of its era.
Common questions
What does “bipnnet lairds” mean?
Local magnates or petty squires of Scotland, who wore the braid bonnet, like the common people.
Is “bipnnet lairds” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.