criur1 (1221)
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criur1 (1221)

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[ FEW: 2/ii,1487a quiritare; Gdf: ∅; GdfC: 9,249c crieor; TL: 2,1056 crëor; DEAF:  crïer 2 (crïeor); DMF:  crieur 1; TLF:  crieur; OED:  crier n.; MED:  criour n.; DMLBS: ∅ ]
crier,  crieur,  crior,  criour,  crioure,  cryer  

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1 occupationmerch. hawker, trader who cries wares for sale: 
( MS: s.xiii ) precones gloss: (C*) criurs vini clamant gula hyante vinum attaminatum in tabemis ad quatuor denarios et ad sex et ad octo et ad duodecim  i 198.29 and ii 146.29
2 occupation town-crier, official who makes public announcements: 
( 1414-15 )  pur […] fees al sergaunt criour .ij. s. .iiij. d.  2 Henri V
3occupationlawcrier, usher, officer in a court of law who commands silence or makes announcements, summons witnesses, etc.: 
( s.xiiiex; MS: s.xiv1/3 )  Les defenses fetes es estatuz suanz des clers, criours e autre ministre de la court no sont forqe truffe pur ceo qe eles ne sont point tenues  196
( 1315 )  Criours, pernez luy et pernetz garde de son corps  Ed II xvii 21
4mil.herald, one who transmits commands: 
( MS: s.xiii )  Sint etiam in castro viri prudentes, tam clangatores gloss: criurs quam caduciatores, quorum austucia et prudensia mediante in tempore toge et in tempore belli nihil inconsulte fiat  i 184.70 and ii 93.70
5 name (used as a surname): 
( 1221 )  Geoffrey le Criur  Cryer
( 1285 )  Joh. le Cryer  criour n.
( 1316 )  Joh. le Crier  criour n.
commun criur
1occupationtown-crier, official who makes public announcements: 
( MS: 1419 )  l’office de comune crioure  310
crier#1  crier#2 
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