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teneor (s.xiii2/3)
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teneor (s.xiii2/3)

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tennore,  tenour,  tenur,  tenure  
  FEW:  tenere 13/i,220b Gdf:  teneor 7,679b GdfC:  teneur 2 10,751b TL: tenëor 10,204 DEAF:  tenir 1 (teneor)  DMF:  teneur 2  TLF:  teneur 2  OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS:  tentor 1 3403b

s.

1owner, possessor: 
( s.xiii2/3 ) Si un home chalenge une chose de un autre cum perdue, si le tenur ne put trover sun garant si jurra sur sainz ke [...]  Custumal Exeter 33.46
( s.xivin; MS: s.xivm ) Auxint est ore [pur tut le mound] de diversez tenours qe gardent Iur biens si estreit qe mesmes ne ont pru ne autres en lur vie  BOZ Cont 122
♦agriculturaloccupation ploughkeeper, ploughman who also looks after the ploughs: 
( c.1270; MS: s.xiv1/3 ) Lez tenurs dez charues deivent estre gent de conisance e deivent saver semer, e les charues e lez herces depescez repailer e amender [...]  HENLEY2 282.c53
( c.1270; MS: s.xiv1/3 ) E eus (=ploughmen) e lez tenurs deyvent fosser, e clore, e batre e lez terres remuer  HENLEY2 282.c54
2 name (used as a surname): 
( 1255 )  Robert le Tennore  Family Names Tenner
franc teneor
francteneor

[gdw]

See also:

francteneor  tenable  tenablement  tenail2  tenance  tenant1  tenante1  tenantrie  tenement  tenir  tenon  tenue1  tenure1  tenure2 
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