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[pillour] (1246)
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[pillour] (1246)

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pilour,  pilur  
  FEW:  pilleum 8,500a Gdf: ∅ GdfC:  pilleur 10,339a TL: pillëor 7,942 DEAF:  peille (pilleor)  DMF:  pilleur 1  TLF:  pilleur  OED:  piller n.  MED:  pilour n.1  DMLBS:  pilator 2 2280c

s.

1thief, robber, one who plunders: 
( 1357 )   pilours et robeours es parties de dela  Stats i 364.i
( c.1360-79; MS: s.xivex )  Q’il ne voet estre parçoner De pilour ne de ravener  GOWER Mirour 15547
( MS: c.1450 )  celuy qe purra faire savoir au conestable et mareschall de tieux robbours ou pilours avera .xx. nobles pur son travaill  Blk Bk Adm 454
2 name (used as a surname): 
( 1246 )  Roger le Pilur  Family Names Pillar

[gdw]

See also:

pillage  pillard  pillement  piller1  pillerie 
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