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macecref (s.xiiiin)

macecref (s.xiiiin)

macceref;  macecrief,  macegref,  macecrof;  macecreu;  mascecreef,  mascecref,  mascref;  masecref,  massegref  (mascecrese (l. mascecrefe) )  
  FEW:  *matteucculare 6/i,516b Gdf:  macegref 5,58a GdfC: TL: DEAF:  maçacrer (macecref)  DMF: TLF: OED:  macegreff n.  MED:  macegref n.  DMLBS:

s.

1occupationbutcher, slaughterer
( s.xiii2/3; MS: s.xiiiex )  bubalus : mascecrese (l. mascecrefe), bocehere  Gloss Garland 175
( c.1270; MS: s.xiv1/3 )  E auxi seit lez veuz, e lez febles, e le croim [...] mis en bone pasture pur engresser. E quant lez meillors sunt amendez e ankes engressi, si serrunt venduz a macecreus  HENLEY2 274.C33
( c.1292; MS: c.1300 )  de mascecreefs (var. (M: s.xivin) macecrefs; (G: s.xiv1/3) massegrefs; (C: s.xiv1/3) macegrefs) achatauntz et vendauntz a escient chars emblez  BRITT i 179
( s.xivin; MS: s.xiv1/3 )  qe nul macecreu desoremes ne ameyne ne aporte en la dite vyle a vendre carcoys de beofe, de veel, ne de motun,  Dom Gip 142
( MS: 1419 )  qe tous les masecrefs foreyns veignent ové loure chars  Lib Alb 274
2occupationexecutioner
( s.xiiiin; MS: s.xiii1 )  Un macecref si vint avant Od une espee mult trenchant  S Edm Pass ANTS 837
3 name (used as a surname)
( 1251 )  Daniel le Macceref  MED mace-gref n.
( 1256 )  Turstani le Macecrof  MED mace-gref n.

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See also:

maçacre  macecren  macecrenerie  macecrer  macecrerie 
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