† pousern.

Origin: Apparently a borrowing from French. Etymon: French poucer.

Etymology: Apparently < Anglo-Norman poucer thumb (mid 13th cent. as pucer ; compare Anglo-Norman and Old French poucier (late 12th cent.); also Middle French, French poucier thumb-stall, thimble (1530)) < pouce thumb ( < classical Latin pollex thumb: see pollex n.) + -er -er suffix².Compare D. Rock Church of our Fathers (1849) II. vi. 167 and the undated Latin documents quoted there, apparently showing variants of this word with n for u as a result of minim confusion, although it is uncertain whether this reflects the readings of the documents or modern editorial misreadings:1849 D. Rock Church our Fathers II. vi. 167 The Bishop's Ponser, or thumbstal, made either of beaten gold or silver, and jewelled. It was put upon the right hand thumb... This ‘ponser’ was put upon the bishop's thumb.1849 D. Rock Church our Fathers II. vi. 167 A Pontifical belonging to the church of Salisbury..has the following rubric..Postea lavet (episcopus) manus suas si voluerit, vel imponatur digitale .i. ponsir.

Obsolete. historical. rare.

In the medieval church in Britain: a small thimble of gold, silver, or other precious metal worn by a bishop on his right thumb, and used to hold the consecrated oil for anointing.

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1872 O. Shipley Gloss. Eccl. Terms Pouser, a thumbstall of silver or other precious metal, used formerly by bishops for anointing in confirmation.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2020).

单词	pouser
释义	† pousern. Origin: Apparently a borrowing from French. Etymon: French poucer. Etymology: Apparently < Anglo-Norman poucer thumb (mid 13th cent. as pucer ; compare Anglo-Norman and Old French poucier (late 12th cent.); also Middle French, French poucier thumb-stall, thimble (1530)) < pouce thumb ( < classical Latin pollex thumb: see pollex n.) + -er -er suffix².Compare D. Rock Church of our Fathers (1849) II. vi. 167 and the undated Latin documents quoted there, apparently showing variants of this word with n for u as a result of minim confusion, although it is uncertain whether this reflects the readings of the documents or modern editorial misreadings:1849 D. Rock Church our Fathers II. vi. 167 The Bishop's Ponser, or thumbstal, made either of beaten gold or silver, and jewelled. It was put upon the right hand thumb... This ‘ponser’ was put upon the bishop's thumb.1849 D. Rock Church our Fathers II. vi. 167 A Pontifical belonging to the church of Salisbury..has the following rubric..Postea lavet (episcopus) manus suas si voluerit, vel imponatur digitale .i. ponsir. Obsolete. historical. rare. In the medieval church in Britain: a small thimble of gold, silver, or other precious metal worn by a bishop on his right thumb, and used to hold the consecrated oil for anointing. ΚΠ 1872 O. Shipley Gloss. Eccl. Terms Pouser, a thumbstall of silver or other precious metal, used formerly by bishops for anointing in confirmation. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2020). < n.1872
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