Middle English Dictionary Entry
extendǒur n.
Entry Info
| Forms | extendǒur n. |
| Etymology | AF estendour; cp. ME extenden , sense 7. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Law A surveyor or assessor.
Associated quotations
- [ (c1290) Britton 2 (Lamb 403)70 : Et cele estente..soit enroullé et enselé desuth les seaus des estendours jurez. ]
- ?a1400(a1338) Mannyng Chron.Pt.2 (Petyt 511)p.83 : In his auhtend ȝere..Extendours he [William] sette forto extend þe land.