An archaic or historical term for a Scottish underling or subordinate, particularly in feudal contexts.
Scottish word from 'under' + 'run,' referring to someone who was beneath another in the social hierarchy and 'ran' under their authority.
Medieval Scottish social structures created such specific vocabulary for each rank that we lost most of these words, but 'anderun' hints at a whole now-invisible social ladder.
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