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messer1 (1172-80)
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The form messiere is a cross reference to the following entry:

messer1 (1172-80)

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messere,  messier,  messiere;  messour,  messur  
  FEW:  messis 6/ii,51a Gdf:  messier 3 5,305a GdfC: ∅ TL: messier 5,1687 DEAF:  mes 2 (messier 1)  DMF:  messier 1  TLF:  messier  OED:  messor n.  MED: ∅ DMLBS:  messor 1779b

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1agriculturaloccupationreaper, harvester: 
( s.xiii2/4; MS: s.xiii2 )  Le semeur est Jesu Crist [...] Li Deu sergant e li messur Li angle sunt  3494
( 1444-45 )  en quele lez gagez d'un falchier n'exceda pas le jour .iiij, d. ovesqe mangier et boier, et saunz mangier et boier .vj. d; un home messour ou charettour .iij. d. par le jour ovesqe mangier et boier  ii 338
2agriculturaloccupationsteward (in charge of protecting the crops before harvesting): 
( c.1290; MS: 1307-25 )  Ly messere (M.E. haiward) ad li chaumpe en cure  947
( 1333 )  graunte qe celui qe serra [...] gardeyn [...] des ditz boys et pescheries soit juré [...] d'estre soun messer en le dist manoir  210
( 1425 )  Si home ad office d'estre messour en un maner, ou d'estre seneschall [...]  i 2.19
3 name (used as a surname): 
( 1172-80 )  Roger Messer  Messer
( 1187 )  William le Messier  Messer

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See also:

messuer  messun  messuner  mestiver  mez1 
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