brewestere
Middle English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbriu̯(ə)stər(ə)/, /ˈbriu̯(ə)strə/
Noun
brewestere (plural brewesteres)
- brewer
- c. 1370, [William Langland], “[Prologue]”, in Petrus plowmon (V, A-text), Worcestershire, published c. 1390, folio 395, recto; republished as Bodleian Library MS. Eng. poet. a. 1, Oxford: Digital Bodleian, 10 January 2019:
- ¶ Bakers. Bochers. and Breuſters monye. / Maſons. Minours. and mony oþer craftes.
- Many bakers, butchers, and brewers, / masons, miners, and many other professions.
Descendants
References
- “breuster, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 22 October 2018.