comistre1 (1332)

comistre1 (1332)

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  FEW:  comes 2/ii,941b Gdf: GdfC:  comite 9,130c TL: comitre 2,611 DEAF: DMF:  comite  TLF:  comite  OED: MED: DMLBS:
 

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1ship.one who is in charge of the rowers of a ship
( 1332; MS: s.xivex )  envoiera a ceo le comistre [qe] soient ordeinez voz galeyes et voz tarides [...] voz hussiers, seties, paunfles et columbés et sont vesseaux qe s’apellont lyns  359
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