[scot] n [ME, fr. ON skot shot, contribution--more at shot] (14c): money assessed or paid Scot n [ME Scottes Scots, fr. OE Scottas fr. LL Scotus] (bef. 12c) 1: a member of a Celtic people of northern Ireland settling in Scotland about a.d. 500
2. a: a native or inhabitant of Scotland b: a person of Scottish descent