Middle English Dictionary Entry
gard(e-rōber n.
Entry Info
| Forms | gard(e-rōber n. |
| Etymology | OF garderobier |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
Note: These examples in g- consist of (occupational) surnames, and may be regarded as either English or French (Anglo-Norman; see AND s.v. garderober n.). Cp. MED warde-rōber n.
1.
An officer in a royal household charged with the care of wearing apparel.
Associated quotations
- (1297) Pat.R.Edw.I259 : Robert le Gardrober.
- (1327) in Thuresson ME Occup.Terms122 : Will. le Garderober.
- (1411) in Thuresson ME Occup.Terms122 : Joh. Loveney, Garderober.
- (1443) Proc.Privy C.6.18 : My Lord Sudeley, Garderober.