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braceour1 (1168)
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braceour1 (1168)

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bracer,  brachour,  braçour,  braçur;  brasçur,  braseour,  braser,  brasseour,  brasseur,  brassur,  brasur;  brazur;  bresour, 
(pl.  braisioures  YMB ii 151)  
  FEW:  brace 1,483a Gdf:  braceor 1,715c GdfC:  braceor 8,362b TL: bracëor 1,1104 DEAF:  brais (braceor)  DMF:  brasseur  TLF:  brasseur  OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS: ∅

s.

1occupationbrewingbrewer, one who brews or sells ale or beer: 
( 1297 )  nostre pestour e nostre brachour, çoe ke il vus dira de bouche par nous a fornyer e bracher  Westm Wenlok 86
( 1325 )  brasers ou braseresses qi brasent en la dite citee  Rot Parl1 i 433
( MS: 1419 )  qe nulle braceour ne braceresse ne vende [...] cervoise a nulle hukstere  Lib Alb 360
( MS: s.xii/xiii )  pandoxator: brasur  TLL ii 89
2 name (used as a surname): 
( 1168 )  Azo le Brasçur  Pipe Roll xii 218
( 1199 )  Richard le Brazur  Family Names Brasseur
( 1296 )  German le Brassur  Family Names Brasseur

See also:

bracé  bracer2  bracerie  braceresse  bracine 
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