chantur (1155)
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chantur (1155)

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  FEW:  cantator 2/i,225a Gdf: ∅ GdfC: ∅ TL: chantëor 2,229 DEAF:  chanteor  DMF:  chanteur  TLF:  chanteur  OED:  chanter v.  MED:  chauntour n.1  DMLBS:  cantator 262c
canter;  chanteor,  chanteour,  chanter,  chantour;  chaunter,  chauntour,  chauntur; 
sg. chantre  

s.

1occupationmusicsinger: 
( 1155; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  Mult out a la curt jugleurs, Chanteurs, estrumenteurs  10544
( c.1170; MS: s.xiiim )  Tels i ad ki de chant sunt si bon cha[n]teor  (O) 5180
( MS: s.xiiim )  Pois vint David e les chanturs ensement  4820
( s.xiv1 )  li chauntour chaunterount les chaunçouns reals  226
2eccl.occupationliturgicaltitlecantor, precentor: 
( 1325 )  P. de C. Chauntour de Lychefeld  i 433
( 1346 )  Il y ad chantour (=singer) en l’eglise et chantour (=precentor) de l’eglise, mes il y sont plusours (=more) des chantours en l’eglise qe de l’eglise  20 ii Ed III 519
( a.1399; MS: a.1399 )  ercedeaknes, pronotes (l. provotes), chauntours, chancellers […]  128.14
3 name (used as a surname): 
( 1230 )  Walter le Canter  Cantor
( 1285 )  Walter le Chauntur  Cantor
( 1377 )  Willelmus Chanter  Cantor
canthathur  chanterel  chanteresse 
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