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paiur (c.1240)
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paiur (c.1240)

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paer,  paur,  paour,  payour,  payur  
  FEW:  pacare 7,457b Gdf: ∅ GdfC:  paieur 10,255b TL: paiëor 7,22 DEAF:  paiier (paieor)  DMF:  payeur  TLF:  payeur  OED:  payer n.  MED:  paier(e n.  DMLBS:  pacator 2074b

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1finan.payer, one who (re)pays debt: 
( 1330-31 )  il fut bon creaunceour et l'autre malvuys paer  Sel Bills Eyre 155
2fig.champion, one who deals blows, inflictor of punishment: 
( c.1240; MS: c.1300 )  ke [...] Troissent un Gyu [...] Pur receivere une colee Ke de un cristien li ert doné: [...] nus elirum nostre paur  Mir N-D 156.226
3name(used as a surname): 
( 1327 )  Robertus le Payour  MED sub paier(e n.
paiur des deniers le roi
finan.occupationpaymaster, an official who pays out money: 
( 1292 )  Greffray Brun, ke fust adunc payur de les deners le rey  King’s Bench ii 132
( 1305 )  qe furent recevors e chef paours dé deniers le Roy en cele gwerre  Rot Parl1 i 463

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See also:

paiable  paiage1  paie  paiement  paier 
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