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  • baiardour s.

    Semantic labels: build., occupation

    Citations:

    mason’s labourer
    occupation: (1329) It. 4 bayardours pro laborantibus circa aqueductum 515
    occupation: (1330) Quat’ bayardours portantibus boscum 520
    occupation: (1359) masouns bayardours mortermakeres [...] 439

  • bailiff s.

    Semantic labels: agricultural, law, marit., merch., occupation, status
    Usage labels: name

    Citations:

    bailiff, official in country, town or franchise etc. with executive and judicial functions
    occupation: (c.1150) Le forment livrent as bailliz 316
    occupation: (1215) [N]us visquens, ne conestables, ne nostre coroneor, ne nostre altre bailli ne tiegnent les plaiz de nostre corone 359.24
    occupation: (c.1275) dous baillifs jurez deivent [...] a tute gent comune dreiture fere 26.5
    occupation: (1291-92) e puys de cele prisone le lesserent passer saunz deliveraunce de justice ou autre bailiff 5
    occupation: (s.xiiiex) issi sunt coroners les baillifs al commun quant a custages 10
    occupation: (1312) Ore su jeo enprisoné En wapentak e en conté Par bayllifs 459
    occupation: (1318) nul hundreder, wapentakier, triȝingger ne autres baillifs [...] 7.36

    bailiff, steward
    occupation: (1260) dit k’il n’i rendi unques acunte del tens k’il fu son baillif de sun maner 69
    occupation: (1319) il fut soun bailiff del maner [...] et aveit la cure et l’administracioun des biens de mesme le maner Ed II xxv 138

    (commercial) agent
    occupation: (c.1310) N.F. etc. a tort ne lui rend son renable acount du temps q’il fust le bailiff de le dit R. [...], nomément de sa nief 294
    occupation: (1389-90) En bref d’accompt vers un suppose q’il fuit resceivour le pleintiff de certeinz deners parmy la main et auxint soun bailiff de xxx tonnes de vien 13 Rich II 79-80

    water-bailiff, harbour master
    occupation: (c.1365) Item soit enquiz de gardains de ports et baillifs d’eaues [...] 72

    circuit judge
    occupation: (1330) com le Roi eit assigné par ses lettres patentes son baillif errant J. de A. en le counté de N. [...] 189
    occupation: (1333) qe les eschetours, viscountes, hundredours, baillifs errauntz et autres ministres soient de meisme les countees ou ils seront en office 225
    occupation: (1343-50) des bailifs en eyre, et de touz autre balifs [...] 89.5

    administrator of an outlying district
    occupation: (c.1285) [...] il i ad entre baillis forains treis manieres, [...] seneschaus generaus de pays, et bailifs ke l’en envoie pur eschaites [...] e bailifs de chasteus e de manoirs 63

  • baillie s.

    Semantic labels: law, mil., occupation
    Usage labels: also_fig.

    Citations:

    office of bailiff
    occupation: (1305) la balye de la provoture de Derby 32-33 Ed I 455
    occupation: (1324-25) pernaunt les feez & les profitz qe a mesme la bailie et serjauntie appendount i 426
    occupation: (1337) vous ne dedites pas qe la puture est appendant a la baillie 11-12 Ed III 273

  • baisaux s.

    Semantic labels: domestic, female, occupation

    Citations:

    maidservant
    occupation: (1303) benoit soit li sains baisaux[…] qi conceut en soi li soverein Roi iv 502

  • baisse s.

    Semantic labels: domestic, female, occupation
    Usage labels: pej.

    Citations:

    female servant, serving-wench
    occupation: (1200-50) il (=clergy) donent les benefices As beiesses et as nurrices 122.110
    occupation: (s.xiii) androchia : deye, baesse ii 92
    occupation: (c.1250) Hic pedissequa : baasse i 417
    occupation: (s.xiv) Ne garce, ne baesse Ki pur doun ou promesse Ne voille puteyne estre 37

  • baisselete s.

    Semantic labels: domestic, female, occupation

    Citations:

    maidservant
    occupation: (1396) il donne [...] a chascun de les baisseletes une bourse de vert velvet 66
    occupation: (1396) siergeans, chambreres et baisselletes 42.13

  • baker 1 s.

    Semantic labels: culin., occupation

    Citations:

    baker
    occupation: (1428) jeo lise (=bequeath) a [...] mon bakere ii 382
    occupation: (1435) R.B., baker: xix qrt. de fourment 12

  • [balancer] 1 s.

    Semantic labels: occupation

    Citations:

    balance-maker
    occupation: (1276) Radulphus le Balauncer 245

  • balister s.

    Semantic labels: mil., occupation, weapons

    Citations:

    (cross-)bowman
    occupation: (1377) [...] ditz balisters ou hobelours 381
    occupation: (1409) Balistriers ou maryners des galeys [...] 49
    occupation: (1435) dousze balastiers & quatorsze archiers iv 483

  • banc 1 s.

    Semantic labels: law, occupation
    Usage labels: fig.

    Citations:

    Justices of the King's Bench
    occupation: (1334) Item est acordé qe le bank le roi sesse en le counté de W. aprés la Pasch 239

    Justices of the King’s Bench
    occupation: (1300) justices al baunk le rey e justices del baunk a weymostier i 138 xlvi
    occupation: (1307) justices du baunk nostre seignour le roy iii 191
    occupation: (1327) Soit ceste peticion maundé par bref as justices en banc le roy qi [...] 135
    occupation: (1327-77) les justices du comune baunk et le chief justice du baunk le roi v cxviii

    Justices of the (King’s) Bench
    occupation: (1283) le play [...] fust tryé devaunt justices de baunk 18
    occupation: (c.1292) maunderoms a nos justices du baunk qe [...] i 19
    occupation: (1319-22) les plees qe sunt pendaunz devant justiis en baunk iii cxvi

  • baneur s.

    Semantic labels: mil., occupation, status

    Citations:

    standard-bearer
    occupation: (1190-1210) Li baneur od grant fierté S’en issent fors de la cité 18971
    occupation: (1275-1377) tuz les baneors qe baners portent i 231
    occupation: (s.xiii) primipilus: (C) gallice baneur ii 27
    occupation: (1271-72) (I will now explain) queu chose frunt ces dragoners e les baneors en bataile 23.2
    occupation: (s.xiiiex) confession est ausi com baneour devant tut le ost Dampnedeu 50.5

    herald, crier
    occupation: (s.xii2/4) Quel sunt ore ti orelle? [...] Sus cel n’est cel baner Ki tant soust soner [...] Que ja mettreit oie (C) 429
    occupation: (c.1200) De cestui ferat Deus en terre sun banier 37
    occupation: (1212) Lors fist (=a king) mander son baneour, Si comanda crier le ban 8200
    occupation: (s.xivm) (J.C.) de sa seinte passion li (=St Francis) fist son baneour 49.12
    occupation: (1384-85) In una cella (=saddle) empt. pro le baner 594
    occupation: (s.xv3/4) le Roy d’armes […] portera les blasons des deux banieres qui feront crier ledit tournay 32v-33r

    hereditary standard-bearer of London
    occupation: (1313) le dit R. e ses heirs deivent estre e sount chief baneours de Loundres de fee 148

  • barber 1 s.

    Semantic labels: occupation, surg.
    Usage labels: name

    Citations:

    barber, one who shaves, cuts, or styles hair or beard, and also practices minor surgery and dentistry
    occupation: (1297) qe vous paez a un barber de Oxenford dis e ut deners 89
    occupation: (1320) Jeo devys a Thomas de Jardyn a Johan de Pulesdon et a Johan de Ratheby a Johan mon barbour [...] cent soudz 44
    occupation: (1392) debat nadgaires estoit entre Johan Catclogh Deverwyk, barbour, dune parte, et Alice que feust la femme Johan de Beleby Deverwyk ii 25
    occupation: (1419) De Barbours. Et qe nul barbier ne soit si osé ne si hardy, q'il mette sank en lour fenestres en apiert ou en view des gentz 270

  • barester s.

    Semantic labels: law, occupation

    Citations:

    barrister
    occupation: (1481) (signed) Grene, barester i 170

  • bargainur s.

    Semantic labels: merch., occupation

    Citations:

    trader
    occupation: (s.xiii) institoris : de bargainur ii 86.171
    occupation: (s.xiiiex) Vidi hodie institorem (gloss: (C) bargynour) marchant L s.xiii habentem ante se cultellos ad mensam i 197.16 and ii 128.16

  • bargemen s. pl.

    Semantic labels: occupation, ship.

    Citations:

    bargees, bargemen
    occupation: (1369) a W.N. et quarante et un de [...] noz bargemen [...] pur chescun de eux quatre aunes de drap 99
    occupation: (1373) donez as estrange bargemen qi nous amesnoient de Lambhithe juesques a la Sauvoye [...] trois sould ii 155
    occupation: (1406-07) Item pur .vj. bargemen et le barge 8 Henry IV

  • bargier s.

    Semantic labels: occupation, ship.

    Citations:

    bargee, bargeman
    occupation: (1421) es maisons & hostels de bargiers, batillers [...] 178

  • barkere s.

    Semantic labels: leather, occupation
    Usage labels: name

    Citations:

    tanner, one who converts hides into leather by tanning (used as a surname)
    occupation: (1203) Osbert le Barkier barker n.
    occupation: (1260) John le Barker Barker
    occupation: (1318) Nic. le Barkere i 311

  • barquier s.

    Semantic labels: occupation, ship.

    Citations:

    boatman
    occupation: (s.xiv) firmitor -ris : rameur, barquier anglice ii 109

  • barrier s.

    Semantic labels: occupation

    Citations:

    gate-keeper
    occupation: (1160-74) Un barrier qui out non Taisson ii 304.11321

  • baston s.

    Semantic labels: cosmet., decor., domestic, eccl., herald., implement, law, livestock, metal, mil., occupation, status, title, weapons
    Usage labels: fig., name, prov.

    Citations:

    staff (symbol of authority, office)
    occupation: (1397) touchant son office de mareschall d’Engleterre, et le baston d’or q’il portera en son office [...] iii 343
    occupation: (a.1399) nulle ne deveroit porter baustoun de tiel office deinz seint esglise 103.34

    a warden of the Fleet prison who carried a red staff as a symbol of office
    occupation: (1377) (prisoners) sont plusours foitz soeffertz aler a large [...], a le foitz par maynpris ou baille, et a le foitz sanz ascun maynpris avec une bastoun de Flete ii 4

    shepherd’s crook
    occupation: (s.xii/xiii) pedorum : de batons de pastors ii 88
    occupation: (s.xiii1) pedorum : (R) de baustuns de berger de crok J s.xiii 1 249
    occupation: (s.xiii/xiv) pedorum curvatis : (L) baston de bercher camboc D xiii/xiv ii 73

  • batur 1 s.

    Semantic labels: agricultural, occupation

    Citations:

    thresher
    occupation: (s.xiii) triturator : .s. batur ii 108
    occupation: (1270) ke nul batur ne nule ventresse ne prengne del blé 276.c38 
    occupation: (1363) berchers, porchers […], batours des bledz ii 279

    goldsmith, maker of gold-leaf
    occupation: (1483-84) Fesours des esperons, Peinctours, Batours d’or, Sellours, Lorimers, [...] ii 495

  • baxster s.

    Semantic labels: occupation

    Citations:

    baker
    occupation: (1295-96) Eliam le Baxster 39
    occupation: (1318) Nic. le Baxstere i 311
    occupation: (1390-91) Robertum Baxster 72

  • bedel s.

    Semantic labels: occupation, title

    Citations:

    beadle, bailiff, etc. (a minor officer of justice)
    occupation: (s.xii) Si le prudome dit que il n’i fud pas sumuns, ço deit l’om saveir par la bedel de la guarde ii 50
    occupation: (1160-74) Tant i a prevoz e bedeaus E tanz bailiz, vielz e nuvels i 192.851
    occupation: (s.xiiiin) Tuz ses pruvoz e ses bedeaus, Ki de la cité guardeins furent 196
    occupation: (s.xiii2) angarius -rii : bedel i 379
    occupation: (1278-79) la chartre dit ke nul forester ne bedel ne face escotale 126
    occupation: (s.xiiiex) apparitor : bedel ii 56.82
    occupation: (1321) comanda qe checun deseine (=dozen, jury) demura [...] en une chambre par sei et que viconte ne bailli bedel ne nul autre les aprochat Ed II xxvi 27

    bailiff, agent, steward (acting for a lord on his estate)
    occupation: (c.1245) Puis en fu custume surse E coillette en real burse De bedeus cuveitus [...] 930
    occupation: (c.1270) E il (=bailiff) deit defendre ke nul provost, ne nul bedel, ne nul hayward [...] ne chivauchent [...] lez chivas charetteres 270.c25

  • [bedelur] s.

    Semantic labels: law, occupation

    Citations:

    beadle, bailiff etc
    occupation: (s.xiv) apparitorum : bidelur ii 58
    occupation: (1400-01) Et par l’ou il soleit estre sinon q’un vadlet en l’office appellé bodour, qi soulement fist l’executions   executione des preceptes de la dite courte iii 477
    occupation: (1402) ore est mys en le dit office de bodour un esquier […] iii 506

  • beltere s.

    Semantic labels: occupation

    Citations:

    girdler, belt-maker
    occupation: (1260) W. le beltere i 118

  • bercere 1 s.

    Semantic labels: female, occupation

    Citations:

    (children’s) nurse
    occupation: (c.1290) De une bercere norice vus purveez 8

  • berceresse s.

    Semantic labels: female, occupation

    Citations:

    (child’s) nurse
    occupation: (1369) (Allowance from the Wardrobe to a) berceresse sys aunes de drap noir 98

  • bercher s. a.

    Semantic labels: livestock, occupation
    Usage labels: name

    Citations:

    shepherd
    occupation: (s.xiiiin) bien semble dreit Que berchier od sez berbiz seit 6020
    occupation: (c.1334) David qe fu bercher 40.14
    occupation: (1330-40) apparust le aungel as berchers 135.88
    occupation: (s.xv1/4) opilio : bercher i 91
    occupation: (1171-74) David [...] Un rus vadlet berchier 97

  • bernbrutte s.

    Semantic labels: occupation, ven.

    Citations:

    kennel-man, servant in charge of hunting-dogs
    occupation: (s.xiv2/3) Et auxint soit le dit chariour et bernbrutte jurré 477.10

  • berner s.

    Semantic labels: mammals, occupation, ven., zool.
    Usage labels: name

    Citations:

    kennel-man, servant in charge of hunting dogs
    occupation: (c.1185) Ses berners fet ses chens cupler 4484
    occupation: (s.xivin) oyerent veneours e berners corner 48.33
    occupation: (1318) .xv. chiens deymers et l’un berner 271

  • bersur s.

    Semantic labels: occupation, ven.

    Citations:

    hunter
    occupation: (s.xii/xiii) pressores : (O) bersurs berseours C xiii ex berssurs D xiii/xiv ii 39

  • bestiarie s.

    Semantic labels: literature, livestock, occupation, zool.

    Citations:

    animal husbandry
    occupation: (c.1325) de bestiarie vivoyt Abel 6

  • [bestornour] s.

    Semantic labels: curr., finan., occupation

    Citations:

    counterfeiter
    occupation: (1333-35) De besturiis besturnis? besturnurs de veuz dras 247

  • bireller s.

    Semantic labels: occupation

    Citations:

    harness-maker
    occupation: (1398-99) j peir’ de cutell’ de birell’ et harnoises d’argent endorrez E/163/6/13 m 2 r

  • birlster s.

    Semantic labels: occupation

    Citations:

    pedlar, hawker
    occupation: (1419) qe nul birlster vend pessoun en nul lieu certeyn 689

  • blader s.

    Semantic labels: merch., occupation
    Usage labels: name

    Citations:

    corn-dealer
    occupation: (1321) ij. prodeshommes [...] qe ne soient bladers ne brassours Ed II xxvi 25
    occupation: (1419) Ensement des bladiers qi menent blee a la citee a vendre 261

  • bladesmythe s.

    Semantic labels: occupation

    Citations:

    blade-smith
    occupation: (1483-84) Cincturers, Fesours des pountes pointez , Pinners, Bursers, Gaunters, Cotelers, Bladesmythes, Blaksmythes, [...] Gurdelers, Poyntmakers, Pynners, Pursers, Glovers, Cutlers, Bladsmythes, Blacksmythes ii 495

  • blancheresse s.f.

    Semantic labels: female, occupation

    Citations:

    laundress
    occupation: (s.xiiim) Car ele fut blanchece e ço fu sun mester 1412

  • [blanchisour] s.

    Semantic labels: leather, occupation

    Citations:

    bleacher
    occupation: (1333-35) De tanours hors de vyle de Bourg u de blaunchisours de quirs 247

  • blanchour s.

    Semantic labels: leather, occupation

    Citations:

    bleacher
    occupation: (c.1292) des blauncheours des quirs des bestes emblez i 83
    occupation: (s.xiiiex) Des tannours e blanchours de quirs 40

  • blekestere s.

    Semantic labels: occupation, textile
    Usage labels: name

    Citations:

    bleacher, one who bleaches or whitens cloth (used as a surname)
    occupation: (1281) Beatrix le Blekestere bleikster(e n.
    occupation: (1286) Hugo le Bleykster bleikster(e n.
    occupation: (1287-88) Johannes le Blekestere 14
    occupation: (1332) Rob[ert] le Blikester bleikster(e n.

  • boccher s.

    Semantic labels: occupation

    Citations:

    mender, repairer of old clothes
    occupation: (1422-23) Item resceu de forestis […] un bocher par cause qu’il faisure .ij. novez doublettes – .ij. s. .vj. d. 10 Henry V
    occupation: (1425-26) Item un boccher pur lynour d’un veill goun ovesque nove bokeram – .ij. s. 4 Henry VI

  • bocher 1 s.

    Semantic labels: occupation

    Citations:

    butcher
    occupation: (s.xiii) carnifices : (L) bochers les massekenes massekeres? C s.xiii ex ii 132.35
    occupation: (s.xiiiex) Des bochiers e queus vendaunz char sussemé [...] 40
    occupation: (c.1325) buchers vendanz lur chaers 33.11

    executioner
    occupation: (1212) Deu [...] pot lu braz de son bouchier Voianz trestoz lier en l’eir 13830
    occupation: (s.xiii) macera : bucher i 122
    occupation: (s.xiii) multator : bucher ii 52.82
    occupation: (s.xiii) lanista : bucher u pendur de laruns ii 52.82

  • bolenger s.

    Semantic labels: occupation

    Citations:

    baker
    occupation: (s.xiii) pistores gallice : bolengurs ii 150
    occupation: (s.xiii) chirartocoparius : boulenger i 322
    occupation: (1396) le bolengier qui bulete la bulee et desoivre la gros de la minut 72
    occupation: (1305) E pur ceo requerent les diz bolengers e taverners [...] remede i 465

  • boletel s.

    Semantic labels: occupation, textile
    Usage labels: name

    Citations:

    bolter, one who sifts flour from meal
    occupation: (s.xiv1/3) en buche .iij. d. e lower =wages de bolteres bolteals C s.xiv1/3 23 (var)
    occupation: (c.1292) .iij. mayles pur les gages de ses treys serjauntz, et mayle pur les gages de deus garceouns, et mayle a sel et bultel e Maile a seel e maile a bulters A s.xiv i 188

  • boleter 1 s.

    Semantic labels: occupation, textile
    Usage labels: name

    Citations:

    bolter, one who sifts flour from meal
    occupation: (s.xiiiex) en buche .iij. d. e lower =wages de bolteres 23
    occupation: (s.xiv) .iij. mayles pur les gages de ses treys serjauntz, et mayle pur les gages de deus garceouns, et mayle a sel et bultel e Maile a seel e maile a bulters A s.xiv i 188 (var)

  • bordier s.

    Semantic labels: agricultural, occupation, status
    Usage labels: name

    Citations:

    bordar, tenant of a cottage ranking below villeins and above serfs, compelled to the most arduous works on a demesne
    occupation: (s.xiv) Le seignur pur un den. que il donrad, si erent quites ses bordiers e ses bovers e ses serjanz (I) 17

  • botelmaker s.

    Semantic labels: occupation

    Citations:

    bottle-maker
    occupation: (1483-84) [...] Fusours, Feisours des Cardes, Hurers, Wyremongers, Textours, Horners, Botelmakers & Copersmythes Founders, Cardemakers, Hurers, Wiremongers, Wevers, Horners, Botelmakers and Copersmythes ii 495

  • botiller s.

    Semantic labels: occupation, status

    Citations:

    butler, cup-bearer
    occupation: (1155) A Bedoer, sun buteillier,[...] Duna tut en feu Normendie 10157
    occupation: (c.1170) De piment, de claré servent cil buteiller 2564
    occupation: (s.xiii) acasciculus : butelir ii 118
    occupation: (c.1250) Hic et hec picerna : buteler i 417
    occupation: (1430) Et de beivre ben vous paiez Tel cum vous dorra li botiliers 438.26

    bottle-maker
    occupation: (1420) Constituciones de lez patoners, botellers et bowgemakers ii 113

    majordomo
    occupation: (s.xii3/4) E vont al servise seneschal e despensers, Damoseles e vallez e mestre botillers 3370
    occupation: (s.xiiex) Son premer mes li envoya Par son mestre botiler 952

  • botoner 2 s.

    Semantic labels: occupation

    Citations:

    button-maker
    occupation: (1308-09) ly avantdit T. & R. le botyner esteient Viscountes de Loundres i 278
    occupation: (1378-79) levavit hutesium de Rogero Botoner ii 175

  • boucler 1 s.

    Semantic labels: occupation

    Citations:

    buckle-maker
    occupation: (s.xiii1) pluscularum : buclers 16
    occupation: (s.xiii) pluscularii : (L) buchelers lé bouclers C s.xiii ex buclers C* s.xiii bukelers D* s.xiii/xiv ii 127.13

  • bounde 1 s.

    Semantic labels: occupation
    Usage labels: fig.

    Citations:

    boundary keeper, forest warden
    occupation: (1375) de touz les forestiers, parkers, guarrenners, palisers, bond-gardes de nostre forest de P. ii 330

  • [bourder] 1 s.

    Semantic labels: occupation

    Citations:

    jester
    occupation: (s.xiiiex) Sy jo chaunte. C’est un borderes 47.10
    occupation: (1378-79) a certain jester (bourdour) of the lady ii 170
    occupation: (s.xvin) vous dorrez [...] a bourdez bourders: M.E. minstralez & damyselez Symples garlandez 93.4

  • bover 1 s.

    Semantic labels: livestock, occupation
    Usage labels: name

    Citations:

    oxherd, herdsman
    occupation: (1113-19) Çoe dit en repruver Li vilain al buver: La pirre reuelette Criet de la charette 132
    occupation: (c.1150) Le bover qui vindrent devant Ne peuvent [...] les boes del char arester 780
    occupation: (1150-61) bubulcus: buvier 82.B3
    occupation: (s.xiii/xiv) bubulcus : bover ii 19
    occupation: (s.xiii2) mandra : bover i 379
    occupation: (1363) charetters, charuers [...], bovers, vachers i 381 xiv

  • bower s.

    Semantic labels: occupation

    Citations:

    bowyer, bow-maker
    occupation: (1419) Ordinatio de dé Bouviers Bowiers et Flecchers 735
    occupation: (1395) que nulle mestre bower [...] vaidera nulle estranger i 53

  • braceour 1 s.

    Semantic labels: brewing, occupation

    Citations:

    brewer
    occupation: (s.xii/xiii) pandoxator : brasur ii 89
    occupation: (1419) qe nulle braceour ne braceresse ne vende [...] cervoise a nulle hukstere 360
    occupation: (1297) nostre pestour e nostre brachour, çoe ke il vus dira de bouche par nous a fornyer e bracher 86
    occupation: (1325) brasers ou braseresses qi brasent en la dite citee i 433

  • braceresse s.f.

    Semantic labels: brewing, female, occupation

    Citations:

    brewer, brewster
    occupation: (s.xiii) hec pandoxatrix : braceresse ii 108
    occupation: (c.1290) Tant que le brasseresse (brewstere) entent Que eit berzil (M.E. wort) a talent (O) 335va
    occupation: (1254) nul braceresse estraunge […] ne mette sun sercle en la rwe devant qe sa cervoise soit tastié ii 207
    occupation: (c.1275) chescune braceresse [...] ke brace a vente [...] 36.39
    occupation: (1354) de cest douz et precious boire estoietz (=B.V.M.) braceresse et chief botillere 133

  • braconer s.

    Semantic labels: occupation, ven.

    Citations:

    huntsman
    occupation: (s.xii3/3) Li veneur, li braconer 1793
    occupation: (1302-05) et nous enveoms a vous orendroit P. notre brakoner 8.3

  • braeller s.

    Semantic labels: occupation

    Citations:

    breeches-maker
    occupation: (1419) Ordenaunce des braellers 737

  • brasiatour s.

    Semantic labels: brewing, occupation

    Citations:

    brewer
    occupation: (c.1290) de pandoxator : brasiatour (O) 335rb

  • brasier s.

    Semantic labels: occupation

    Citations:

    brewer
    occupation: (1390) les brasiers […] ne voillent achater les breises sinoun par lour faux quarters […] iii 281

  • brasiler s.

    Semantic labels: occupation

    Citations:

    dyer (using brazil-wood)
    occupation: (1211) Will. fil. Roberti Blund, brasiler i 23

  • brevettour s.

    Semantic labels: occupation

    Citations:

    scribe, official who makes abstracts of documents
    occupation: (1336) J. le brevettour ii 37

  • brevur s.

    Semantic labels: occupation

    Citations:

    scribe, official
    occupation: (c.1200) E si remist brevurs e justises Sur la gent sis mile [...] (E) 12091

  • brewer s.

    Semantic labels: brewing, occupation

    Citations:

    brewer, member of the Brewers’ Company
    occupation: (1403-04) Item de les brewers pur le peauter vessell’ .vj. s. .viij. d. 5 Henry IV

  • brocour s.

    Semantic labels: merch., occupation

    Citations:

    broker, middleman, agent between buyer and seller
    occupation: (c.1300) nul brokur jurez ne deit estre marchauntz et abrokur, ne taverne tenyer, ne de rien marchaunder a seon oeps demeyne i 76
    occupation: (s.xivm) prestz serroms de porter les waydes qaunt nous serroms garniz par les brocours et layalment ferrom les treys tourns com appent et cele en gerner mettroms i 55
    occupation: (1390) q’en chescun lieu et port ou l’estaple serra, les mair, conestables, broggours et touz autres officers et ministres de l’estaple soient jurrez [...] iii 278

    broker, paid intermediary in securing office or benefice, (corrupt) jobber
    occupation: (s.xiii1/3) Auxi com fount or cil rocour [b]rocour , Cil losengier, Cil courteour Que estranglent Sainte Eglise 85
    occupation: (1307-10) maunda ses brokurs et ses conspiratours en le pais pur procurer la dite enqueste a passer countre la dite L. 276.25
    occupation: (1350-51) plusours suffisauntz clercs [...] qi par long temps ount continuez lour possessions en lours benefices [...] en sont oustez et debotez par tiels brocours ii 228
    occupation: (1386) des officers et ministres faitz par brogage et de lour broggours ii 41

  • brouderer s.

    Semantic labels: occupation

    Citations:

    embroiderer
    occupation: (1397) mon vestment de satyn blank, embroudez d’or [...] lequele je achatay de C., brouderer de Londres i 227
    occupation: (1398-1400) [...] pur faire l’obit de maistir T.C., broidurer ­ .x. s. 277 (22-23 Rich II)
    occupation: (1409-10) W.H., brouderer 12 Henry IV
    occupation: (1433) [...] parler au broiderer pour sçavoir que pece porroit valoir B39

  • broudester s.

    Semantic labels: occupation, textile

    Citations:

    embroiderer
    occupation: (1363) fileresces & overesces sibien de layne come de leinge teille & de soye, braudesters, pyneresces de leyne, [...] i 380

  • brustere s.

    Semantic labels: occupation

    Citations:

    brewster
    occupation: (s.xvin) Et puis remittés en un coverel Jesque que la brustere (M.E. browestere) en cuer tient 39.7

  • bucecarle s.

    Semantic labels: occupation, ship.

    Citations:

    sailor
    occupation: (c.1136-37) Devers la mer mist marinals: Bucekarles, serjanz, haspals 5480

  • [bureller] s.

    Semantic labels: occupation, textile

    Citations:

    maker of burel (i.e. coarse woollen cloth or garments)
    occupation: (1275) ke nul del mester as burillers ne doit uverer nutantre 30.21
    occupation: (1300) amedeus mesters de burillers et de telers 121
    occupation: (1330) W. [...], povre boreler de Candelwykestreet 203

  • burghmaistre s.

    Semantic labels: occupation, title

    Citations:

    burgomaster (chief magistrate of a Dutch or Flemish town)
    occupation: (1336-37) les burghmestres de Brugges 247
    occupation: (1365) as baylifs, burghmaisters et eskyvyns de Lumbardie 169
    occupation: (1404) Bourgmaistres, eschevins et conseil de la ville de Bruges i 255
    occupation: (1419) bouremaistre, eschins et conseil de la ville de Bruges ii 88

  • burnisour s.

    Semantic labels: metal, occupation

    Citations:

    burnisher
    occupation: (1370) qe nul burnisour, homme ne femme, ne delivere or n’argent hors de lour meinz avant q’il soit veu par les gardeinz del mestier 126

  • burser 1 s.

    Semantic labels: occupation

    Citations:

    purser, bursar
    occupation: (1305) W. de A. [...] ad baillié ses biens & ses chateus [...] a A. le burser i 460
    occupation: (1365) l’admiral prendra les maistres des niefs et burcers et quatre de la compaignie de chascune nief 48 (V)

    maker of purses and bags
    occupation: (1483-84) Cincturers, Fesours des pountes pointez , Pinners, Bursers, [...] Gurdelers, Poyntmakers, Pynners, Pursers ii 495

  • bursere s.f.

    Semantic labels: occupation

    Citations:

    purser, bursar
    occupation: (1300) De Margeria Bursere 206

  • buscur s.

    Semantic labels: occupation

    Citations:

    broker, trader
    occupation: (s.xiii) institoris : de mercant, buscur ii 117.171

  • businour s.

    Semantic labels: music, occupation

    Citations:

    trumpeter
    occupation: (s.xiii) tubicen : businur ii 118
    occupation: (s.xiii) tibicines tubicines ? : businirs ii 153.82
    occupation: (1271-72) chescune legion a bosignors e cornours e taborors 57.3
    occupation: (s.xiii/xiv) tibicines tubicines ? : (D*) businurs bussiners L s.xiii ii 144.82

  • cachepole s.

    Semantic labels: law, occupation

    Citations:

    catchpole, sheriff’s officer
    occupation: (s.xiv) apperitor : cachebol ii 61
    occupation: (s.xiii) lictor : cachepol i 147
    occupation: (1350-51) qe null mair, baillif, cachepol, ministre […] se melle de la vende de nulle manere des vitailles ii 232
    occupation: (1354) le sergeant qe homme appelle cacchepull, qe fait les execucions solonc le forfait 123

  • calemelie s.

    Semantic labels: occupation

    Citations:

    bakers
    occupation: (s.xiiiin) pistores gallice : calemelie, a pinso -sis, pistum -ti 13

  • callere s.

    Semantic labels: occupation

    Citations:

    caul-maker
    occupation: (1271) Will. Kellere i 143
    occupation: (1343-50) P. de B. et R. le callere 28.17

  • canthathur s.

    Semantic labels: eccl., liturgical, music, occupation

    Citations:

    cantor, precentor, person who leads the singing in a church
    occupation: (1196) Marchadeus, qui episcopum cum suo archidiacono in armis ceperat, [...] [regi] ait ridiculose lingua sua nativa, “pris vus ai le canthathur e le respondethur,” quod est dictu 'cepi vobis cantatorem et responsorem' sub cantator (262c)

  • capitain s.

    Semantic labels: mil., occupation, ship., status

    Citations:

    governor of castle, town
    occupation: (1380) le captan de Bolloyn iii 92
    occupation: (1392-95) les gages des capitains et soudeours pur la garde de noz chastelle et ville de Caleys 390.5
    occupation: (a.1399) le captayn de Nauntes […] le captayn de Dynan […] 51.21
    occupation: (1435) les capitaignes des dites ville et chastelx iv 484

  • capmaker s.

    Semantic labels: occupation

    Citations:

    cap-maker
    occupation: (1439-40) les ordeignaunces des capmakers i 77

  • cardein s.

    Semantic labels: occupation, status

    Citations:

    warden
    occupation: (1314-15) J. de H., Cardein de mesmes les forestes i 302.>

  • carder 1 s.

    Semantic labels: occupation

    Citations:

    carder
    occupation: (1350-51) tanneours, carders, […] ii 234

  • [cardester] s.

    Semantic labels: occupation, textile

    Citations:

    carder, one who cards wool
    occupation: (1363) broudesters, kardesters, pyneresces de leine et toutes autres qe usent et oeverent overaignes manueles ii 278

  • cardinal a. s.

    Semantic labels: eccl., occupation, status, title

    Citations:

    cardinal, leading member of the clergy
    occupation: (1163-70) Mandat evesques e abez […] Dunc sunt li cardunal venu 5695
    occupation: (s.xiii2/4) Papes, cardinals, arceveskes, […] 8037
    occupation: (c.1275) Frere Bonaventure, le bon devin, Ke fu mynistre meneral Dé menurs e pus kardynal 970
    occupation: (1285-1330) le Pape et les chardinaux 393.29

    cardinal deacon, one of the fourteen deacons who, together with six bishops and fifty priests, constitute the Pope’s council
    occupation: (1140-1160) Icest privilege fud dunét al Latran par la main Haimeri le diacne chardunal 270.4.76
    occupation: (1214) Si l’ordenot erraument lors Setme deiacre chardenal 695

    cardinal bishop, one of the six bishops who, together with fourteen deacons and fifty priests, constitute the Pope’s council
    occupation: (c.1334) fu fait evesqe cardinal A. 306.7

  • cardmaker s.

    Semantic labels: occupation

    Citations:

    cardmaker
    occupation: (1410-11) les autres mestres de l’artifice des cardmakers de la dite citee i 75

  • cariour s.

    Semantic labels: occupation

    Citations:

    carter, carrier
    occupation: (1349) Item en cariours de la vile pour carier pieres al pount .v. s. a
    occupation: (1353) chescun cariour retournant de l’estaple […] ii 247
    occupation: (1392-93) les portours et cariours des vitailles 120

  • (carucer) s.

    Semantic labels: agricultural, occupation

    Citations:

    ploughman
    occupation: (1394) jeo devise a mez carettis et carucers de Wyghall xl.s i 199

  • carvanere a. s.

    Semantic labels: horses, occupation, zool.

    Citations:

    travelling groom
    occupation: (1322-23) paié a A.D. carvauner carnauner le Roi pernant garde as chivaux carvauners carnauners 678

  • castelwryte s.

    Semantic labels: occupation, ship.

    Citations:

    one who builds or repairs a ship's castles
    occupation: (1347-50) Et en les gages de .vij. castelwriȝtes sur la fesure de un castel a la Cogg Johan i 185
    occupation: (1347-60) carpenters, castelwrytes, hurdisers, delveres, et autres overours sur la fesure et debresure des ditz deux escomers E101/25/32. m.4

  • cauersin s.

    Semantic labels: finan., occupation, toponym

    Citations:

    money-lender (originally from Cahors)
    occupation: (1260-70) Plus mauveis sunt qe sarazins, Userers & cauersins 4806

  • ceinturer 1 s.

    Semantic labels: occupation

    Citations:

    girdler, belt-maker
    occupation: (s.xiiiex) corrigiarii : (C) ceynturers ii 127.10
    occupation: (1355) les bones gentz du mester des seyntureres 212.488
    occupation: (1391) toutz ceinturers […] qe oeverent ceintures iii 296
    occupation: (1483-84) cincturers, fesours des pountes pointez , pinners, bursers [...] gurdelers, poyntmakers, pynners, pursers ii 495

  • celatour s.

    Semantic labels: occupation

    Citations:

    carver
    occupation: (s.xiv1) Et tu feras une plate d’or trespur en la quele tu esculperas par oevere de l’esculptour et la celatour des gemmes 54vb

  • celere 1 s.

    Semantic labels: eccl., female, monastic, occupation

    Citations:

    cellaress
    occupation: (c.1240) Cum ad nun […] l’abbesse, La celere et la prioresse? 71.139
    occupation: (c.1350) la prioresse et les altres noneynes […] salve les celere serount (=shall sit) en lour ordre a manger 97

  • celerer s.

    Semantic labels: eccl., monastic, occupation

    Citations:

    cellarer (officer in a monastery, in charge of the cellar and the provisions)
    occupation: (1240) Le fist cellerer de tut sa meisun 21.70
    occupation: (1285-1330) […] e au celerer de cel mesme leu 371.2
    occupation: (1314) Si le cellerer ou un homme de office de la mesone prent chocez qe chetent al profit de la mesone […] Ed II xviii 132
    occupation: (1443) […] parcelle de le Cellere’ orchard 82

  • ceper 1 s.

    Semantic labels: occupation

    Citations:

    stock-guardian, jailer
    occupation: (c.1155) Dunc rendrad le chatel dunt il est retez […] et .iiij. den. [al] ceper cippi custodi 3.1

  • chaceur s.

    Semantic labels: agricultural, horses, occupation, zool.

    Citations:

    hunter
    occupation: (1402) Et deux de ses commoignes du dite abbeie detiegnont, et eux fait chacers et fauconers encontre lour ordre iii 489

    driver, drover
    occupation: (s.xivex) un bover, treis berchiers, un charwiyer et un chacer (C) 174r

    ploughman (?)
    occupation: (1350-51) chescun charetter, caruer, chaceur des carues, bercher i 311i
    occupation: (1363) qe charretters, charuers, chaceours des charues, bovers, […] ii 282

  • chaloner s.

    Semantic labels: occupation
    Usage labels: name

    Citations:

    one who weaves shalloon cloth, blankets or coverlets (used as a surname)
    occupation: (1213) Johannes le Chaloner chalouner n.
    occupation: (1264) a Nicholao le Chaluner i 104
    occupation: (1313) Martinus le Chalener chalouner n.
    occupation: (1332) Thomas le Schaluner chalouner n.

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