Middle English Dictionary Entry
trēsoriere n.
Entry Info
| Forms | trēsoriere n. |
| Etymology | OF tresoriere |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
Note: Cp. tresourer n., tresouresse n.
1.
A woman charged with the keeping of a treasure, a protectress;—used fig.
Associated quotations
- (1340) Ayenb.(Arun 57)231/21 : Ac þe drede of god is þe tresoriere þet þet tresor of madenhod lokeþ.
- (1394) Inquis.Miscel.(PRO)6.24 : [They have had hidden treasure found, called] tresor trove.