1eccl.examiner, church official who evaluates orthodoxy or authenticity:
(
c.1270;
MS: s.xiii4/4
)
[...] Ke devant les examinurs sein e heité Des miracles seint Richard fu presenté [...]
281
(
c.1275;
MS: s.xiii4/4
)
La Pape [...] Les myracles fist examyner [...] Par chardinaus [...]. Les examynurs estreyt enquistrent E mut certeyne prove pristrent. La chose enseuré pronuncierent
6331
2lawexaminer in chancery, one who examens writs before issuing:
(
1346
)
(orders to Chancery clerks) touz les briefs qe vous ferrez, liverez as examinours par vostre main demesne
i 306
3
merch.
examiner, one who evaluates a candidate to a guild:
(
1375-1450
) en oultre qe ycelluy mestre de mesme l'artifice a qi ascun estraunge home vagaraunt viegne au dite citee come desuis est dit pur servir, qe aprés q'il soit examiné et soit trové par les examynours come desuis est dist q'il est sufficeaunt et able pur servir, qe le dit mestre qe primerment a luy enparla luy eit pur salarie competent devaunt touz autres de mesme l'artifice
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