| 单词 |
pittancer |
| 释义 |
pittancer Obs. exc. Hist.|ˈpɪtənsə(r)|
Forms: see pittance; in 5 -ere, -eere, -eer, 8– -er, (9 pietancer, pitanciar, -ier).
[ME. pitauncere, ad. OF. pitancier (1297 in Godef.), in med.L. pitantiārius, f. pitance pittance: see -er2.]
An officer in a religious house having the duty of distributing and accounting for the pittances.
1426Lydg. De Guil. Pilgr. 22238, I am Sowcelerere Off this place, and Pytauncere. c1430Pilgr. Lyf Manhode iv. xliv. (1869) 196 Þe ladi..is pitaunceere of heere inne, and suthselerere [Fr. La dame..est pitanciere de cyens]. 1463Bury Wills (Camden) 34 But ijd. of rente to the Petaunseer. 1706Phillips, Pietantiarius, the Pittancer or Officer in Collegiate Churches, who was to give out the several Pittances, according to the Appointment of the Founders or Donours. 1881N. & Q. 6th Ser. IV. 20/1 The abbot, the pittancer, the chamberlain, the sacristan, and the cook all had separate estates assigned to them for their maintenance. 1889Jessopp Coming of Friars 127 The western buildings were dedicated to..the pitancier's and kitchener's offices. |
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