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porteresse2 (1303)

porteresse2 (1303)

 
  FEW:  porta *9,198b Gdf: GdfC: TL: DEAF:  porte (*)  DMF: TLF: OED:  portress n.1  MED:  porteres(se n.1  DMLBS:

Used as a name, the word may also be interpreted as porteresse1, 'female hawker, itinerant saleswoman'.

s.f.

occupationfemalename portress, female door-keeper (used as a surname)
( 1303 )  Imania le Porteresse  MED porteres(se n.1

[DD]

See also:

porte1  porter1  porterage  portere1  porterie  portice  porticés  portlatin 
This is an AND2 Phase 6 (T-Z) entry. © 2022-25 The Anglo-Norman Dictionary. All rights reserved. Funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council of the United Kingdom.
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