单词 | bow-bearer |
释义 | bow-bearern. 1. One who carries a bow. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > warrior > armed man > [noun] > archer archer1297 bowman1297 longbow1386 bowyerc1440 bow?c1510 fletcher1529 bender1590 bow-bearera1600 bow-bendera1697 sagittary1834 bowstringer1839 a1600 Rob. Hood (Ritson) ii. xii. 70 Bow-bearer after mee. 2. An under-officer in a forest, who looked after trespasses affecting vert and venison. ΘΚΠ society > authority > office > holder of office > public officials > [noun] > forest or park officials forester1297 ranger1327 paler1464 paleman1503 bow-bearera1552 palester1574 agistor1594 Warden of the Forest1598 gist-taker1626 rider1647 agister1677 gavellerc1692 field ranger1835 a1552 J. Leland Itinerary (1711) VI. 75 Ther be 9. Kepers, to Raungers, a Bowberer, and the Lord Wardein. 1610 P. Holland tr. W. Camden Brit. i. 723 Bowbearer to King William Rufus. 1820 W. Scott Monastery II. iv We will name this youth bow-bearer in the forest granted to us by good King David. 1838 W. Howitt Rural Life Eng. II. ii. ii. 96 It [sc. this forest]..has also two rangers, a bowbearer, and landwarden. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1887; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.a1552 |
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