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bacinet s.
Semantic labels: armour, domestic, mil., occupation
Usage labels: fig.Citations:
soldier wearing basinet
occupation: (1382) od .viii xx . bacynets et .xl. archeres 38.30
occupation: (1402) [...] le quelle suisdit Peyroat ait recuilli et assemblé dains le dit chastiel .iiij xx . bassinets ou pluis i 448baiardour 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 [...] 439bailiff s.
Semantic labels: agricultural, law, marit., merch., occupation, status
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, triingger 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 63baillie 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 273baisaux s.
Semantic labels: domestic, female, occupation
Citations:
maidservant
occupation: (1303) benoit soit li sains baisaux[…] qi conceut en soi li soverein Roi iv 502baisse s.
Semantic labels: domestic, female, occupation
Usage labels: pej.Citations:
female servant, serving-wench
occupation: (1250) Hic pedissequa : baasse i 417
occupation: (s.xiii) androchia : deye, baesse ii 92
occupation: (1200-50) il (=clergy) donent les benefices As beiesses et as nurrices 122.110
occupation: (s.xiv) Ne garce, ne baesse Ki pur doun ou promesse Ne voille puteyne estre 37baisselete 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 42.13baker 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 245balister 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 483banc 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.cxvibaneur s.
Semantic labels: mil., occupation, status
Citations:
standard-bearer
occupation: (s.xiii) primipilus: (C) gallice baneur ii 27
occupation: (1275-1377) tuz les baneors qe baners portent i 231
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
occupation: (s.xiiiin) Li baneur od grant fierté S’en issent fors de la cité 18971
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: (1213) Lors fist (=a king) mander son baneour, Si comanda crier le ban 66ra
occupation: (1200) De cestui ferat Deus en terre sun banier 37
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 148barber 1 s.
Semantic labels: occupation
Citations:
barber
occupation: (1419) Qe barbours ne mettent sanc en lour fenestres 714
occupation: (1286) Rob. le Barbur i 209
occupation: (1297) qe vous paez a un barber de Oxenford dis e ut deners 89barester s.
Semantic labels: law, occupation
Citations:
barrister
occupation: (1481) (signed) Grene, barester 170bargainur s.
Semantic labels: merch., occupation
Citations:
trader
occupation: (TBD) institorem : bargynour, marchant ii 128
occupation: (s.xiii) institoris : de bargainur ii 86bargemen s. pl.
Semantic labels: occupation, ship.
Citations:
bargees, bargemen
occupation: (1373) donez as estrange bargemen qi nous amesnoient de Lambhithe juesques a la Sauvoye [...] trois sould ii 155
occupation: (1369) a W.N. et quarante et un de [...] noz bargemen [...] pur chescun de eux quatre aunes de drap 99
occupation: (1406-07) Item pur vj bargemen et le barge 8 Hen IVbargier s.
Semantic labels: occupation, ship.
Citations:
bargee, bargeman
occupation: (1421) es maisons & hostels de bargiers, batillers [...] 178barkere s.
Semantic labels: occupation
Citations:
tanner
occupation: (1318) Nic. le Barkere i 311barquier s.
Semantic labels: occupation, ship.
Citations:
boatman
occupation: (s.xiv) firmitor -ris : rameur, barquier anglice ii 109barrier s.
Semantic labels: occupation
Citations:
gate-keeper
occupation: (1160-74) Un barrier qui out non Taisson ii 304.11321baston s.
Semantic labels: cosmet., decor., domestic, eccl., herald., implement, law, livestock, metal, mil., occupation, status, title, weapons
Usage labels: fig., 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 73batur 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 495baxster 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 72bedel 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: (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 506beltere s.
Semantic labels: occupation
Citations:
girdler, belt-maker
occupation: (1260) W. le beltere i 118bercere 1 s.
Semantic labels: female, occupation
Citations:
(children’s) nurse
occupation: (1250) bercere norice (T) 120rberceresse s.
Semantic labels: female, occupation
Citations:
(child’s) nurse
occupation: (1369) (Allowance from the Wardrobe to a) berceresse sys aunes de drap noir 98bercher s. a.
Semantic labels: livestock, occupation
Citations:
shepherd
occupation: (s.xv1/4) opilio : bercher i 91
occupation: (1334) David qe fu bercher 40.14
occupation: (s.xiiiin) bien semble dreit Que berchier od sez berbiz seit 6020
occupation: (1330-40) apparust le aungel as berchers 135.88
occupation: (1174) David [...] Un rus vadlet berchier 97bernbrutte 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 477.10bersur s.
Semantic labels: occupation, ven.
Citations:
hunter
occupation: (s.xii/xiii) pressores : (O) bersurs berseours C xiii ex berssurs D xiii/xiv ii 39bestiarie s.
Semantic labels: literature, livestock, occupation, zool.
Citations:
animal husbandry
occupation: (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 247bireller 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 rbirlster s.
Semantic labels: occupation
Citations:
pedlar, hawker
occupation: (1419) qe nul birlster vend pessoun en nul lieu certeyn 689blader s.
Semantic labels: merch., occupation
Citations:
corn-dealer
occupation: (1419) Ensement des bladiers qi menent blee a la citee a vendre 261
occupation: (1321) ij. prodeshommes [...] qe ne soient bladers ne brassours Ed II xxvi 25bladesmythe 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 495blancheresse 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 247blanchour s.
Semantic labels: leather, occupation
Citations:
bleacher
occupation: (1292) des blauncheours des quirs des bestes emblez i 83
occupation: (s.xiiiex) Des tannours e blanchours de quirs 40blekestere s.
Semantic labels: occupation
Citations:
bleacher, dyer
occupation: (1287-88) Johannes le Blekestere 14boccher 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 Hen V
occupation: (1425-26) Item un boccher pur lynour d’un veill goun ovesque nove bokeram – ij s. 4 Hen VIbocher 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: (1325) buchers vendanz lur chaers 33.11
executioner
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
occupation: (1213) Deu [...] pot lu braz de son bouchier, Voianz trestoz, lier en l’eir 105vabolenger 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 465botelmaker 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 495botiller s.
Semantic labels: occupation, status
Citations:
butler, cup-bearer
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 (P) 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 952botoner 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 175boucler 1 s.
Semantic labels: occupation
Citations:
buckle-maker
occupation: (TBD) pluscularii : lé bouclers, buclers, bukelers, buchelers ii 127
occupation: (s.xiii1) pluscularum : buclers 16bounde 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.xiii3/4) 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 93.4bover 1 s.
Semantic labels: livestock, occupation
Citations:
oxherd, herdsman
occupation: (1113-19) Çoe dit en repruver Li vilain al buver: La pirre reuelette Criet de la charette 132
occupation: (1150-61) Bubulcus. buuier 82.B3
occupation: (1363) charetters, charuers [...], bovers, vachers i 381 xiv
occupation: (s.xiii/xiv) bubulcus : bover ii 19bower 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 53braceour 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 433braceresse s.f.
Semantic labels: brewing, female, occupation
Citations:
brewer, brewster
occupation: (s.xiii) hec pandoxatrix : braceresse ii 108
occupation: (1254) nul braceresse estraunge […] ne mette sun sercle en la rwe devant qe sa cervoise soit tastié ii 207
occupation: (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
occupation: (1250) Tant que le brasseresse (brewstere) entent Que eit berzil (M.E. wort) a talent (O) 335vabraconer s.
Semantic labels: occupation, ven.
Citations:
huntsman
occupation: (1302-05) et nous enveoms a vous orendroit P. notre brakoner 8.3
occupation: (1160) Li veneur, li braconer 1793braeller s.
Semantic labels: occupation
Citations:
breeches-maker
occupation: (1419) Ordenaunce des braellers 737brasiatour s.
Semantic labels: brewing, occupation
Citations:
brewer
occupation: (1250) de pandoxator : brasiatour (O) 335rbbrasier s.
Semantic labels: occupation
Citations:
brewer
occupation: (1390) les brasiers […] ne voillent achater les breises sinoun par lour faux quarters […] iii 281brasiler s.
Semantic labels: occupation
Citations:
dyer (using brazil-wood)
occupation: (1211) Will. fil. Roberti Blund, brasiler i 23brevettour s.
Semantic labels: occupation
Citations:
scribe, official who makes abstracts of documents
occupation: (1336) J. le brevettour ii 37brevur s.
Semantic labels: occupation
Citations:
scribe, official
occupation: (s.xiiiin) E si remist brevurs e justises Sur la gent sis mile [...] (E) 12091brewer 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 Hen IVbrocour 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 41brouderer 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: (1398-99) [...] pur faire l’obit de Maistir T.C., broidurer – x s. 22-23 Rich II
occupation: (1409-10) W.H., brouderer 12 Hen IV
occupation: (1433) [...] parler au broiderer pour sçavoir que pece porroit valoir B39broudester 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 380brustere 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 39.7bucecarle s.
Semantic labels: occupation, ship.
Citations:
sailor
occupation: (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 203burghmaistre 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 88burnisour 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 126burser 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 495bursere s.f.
Semantic labels: occupation
Citations:
purser, bursar
occupation: (1300) De Margeria Bursere 206buscur s.
Semantic labels: occupation
Citations:
broker, trader
occupation: (s.xiii) institoris : de mercant, buscur ii 117businour 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 144.82cachepole 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 123calemelie s.
Semantic labels: occupation
Citations:
bakers
occupation: (s.xiiiin) pistores gallice : calemelie, a pinso -sis, pistum -ti 13callere s.
Semantic labels: occupation
Citations:
caul-maker
occupation: (1271) Will. Kellere i 143
occupation: (1343-50) P. de B. et R. le callere 28.17canthathur 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 484capmaker s.
Semantic labels: occupation
Citations:
cap-maker
occupation: (1439-40) les ordeignaunces des capmakers i 77cardein 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 278cardinal 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, […] 106ra16
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. 306.7cardmaker s.
Semantic labels: occupation
Citations:
cardmaker
occupation: (1410-11) les autres mestres de l’artifice des cardmakers de la dite citee i 75cariour 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 199carvanere 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 678castelwryte 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 (PRO E101/25/32, m.4)
occupation: (1347-60) carpenters, castelwrytes, hurdisers, delveres, et autres overours sur la fesure et debresure des ditz deux escomers E101/25/32. m.4cauersin s.
Semantic labels: finan., occupation, toponym
Citations:
money-lender (originally from Cahors)
occupation: (1260) Plus mauveis sunt qe sarazins, Userers & cauersins 4806ceinturer 1 s.
Semantic labels: occupation
Citations:
girdler, belt-maker
occupation: (TBD) corrigiarii : ceynturers ii 127
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 495celatour 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 54vbcelere 1 s.
Semantic labels: eccl., female, monastic, occupation
Citations:
cellaress
occupation: (1240) Cum ad nun […] l’abbesse, La celere et la prioresse? 71.139
occupation: (1350) la prioresse et les altres noneynes […] salve les celere serount (=shall sit) en lour ordre a manger 97celerer 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 82ceper 1 s.
Semantic labels: occupation
Citations:
stock-guardian, jailer
occupation: (1150) Dunc rendrad le chatel dunt il est retez […] et iiii. den. [al] ceper cippi custodi (Hk) 3.1chaceur 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 282chaloner s.
Semantic labels: occupation
Citations:
coverlet-maker
occupation: (1264) a N. le Chaluner i 104
occupation: (1459) De Will. Chaloner ii 269chamberlein s.
Semantic labels: occupation, status, title
Citations:
steward, servant
occupation: (c.1160) Li chamberlencs s’est endormi Quant sun service fud fini 2752
occupation: (c.1170) Quant sis sires le vit, si li fist aporter A un soen chamberlenc un mantel ki fu chier 2295
occupation: (c.1295-98) Vadlez de mesters. Un chamberlein […] un lardiner […] 247
chamberlain, official in charge of king’s or nobleman’s household
occupation: (1305) le Lieutenant le Roy et […] le Chaumberlein 162
occupation: (1341) Chaumberleyn de l’Houstel le Roi ii 128
occupation: (1350) R. mon (=a knight’s) chambreleyn i 62
steward, financial or judicial official (of a king, corporation or public office)
occupation: (s.xii3/4) Itels chamberleins doit Alisandre envoier Qe le treu de Grece sevent si paier 2972
occupation: (1310) e les issues et profiz […] viegnent a l’Escheker et al Tresorer, et a les chaumberleyns le Roi 173.12
occupation: (1323) le chaumberleyn des tailles 876
occupation: (1347-48) qe toutes maners des overeignes necessaries dedeinz le dit chastel soient faites as custages […] le Roi par surveue du chaumberleyn de Berewyk i 703
occupation: (s.xivex) q’il soit presentee au Mair ou al Chamberleyn de la Guyhald 8
occupation: (1370-71) totes les testamentz […] serront monstrez […] devaunt la mair et chaumbreleynes i 13
occupation: (1401-02) un des chamberleins de vostre Eschequere 393.9
occupation: (1390-1412) J.P., chambelleyn de la Guyhalle de Londres 128.12chambre 1 s. s. sg. and pl.
Semantic labels: decor., finan., implement, law, occupation, ship., status, title
Citations:
lady of the bedchamber
occupation: (1321-22) la fame Monsire H. de T., com Damasaille de sa Chambre i 402chambrer s.
Semantic labels: occupation
Citations:
valet, man-servant, chamberlain
occupation: (s.xii3/4) Ensemble od vous seray privé chambreer 290
occupation: (1396) (The lord) appellera tantost son chambrer par nom 67