Middle English Dictionary Entry
trīǒur n.
Entry Info
| Forms | trīǒur n. Also trioure, treioure; pl. triours, etc. & (error) trions. |
| Etymology | From AF triour (var. of OF trieur) & ME trīen v. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
(a) One officially appointed to examine or adjudicate a cause or question, a judge; (b) an officer of the king's household responsible for inventory and expenses of the wine cellar, and perh. also for the delivery of the wine from the cellar to the place from which it is to be served; grom ~, such an officer ranking under the yeman ~; yeman ~, such an officer ranking next under the sergeant of the cellar [?cp. traier n.].
Associated quotations
a
- ?a1400(a1338) Mannyng Chron.Pt.2 (Petyt 511)p.250 : Þorgh þe londe's lawe & descent of blod, þe triours alle þat caste & put þer saw tille on.
- c1400 Brut-1333 (Rwl B.171)235/32 : He commandede..& by his lettres ordeynede, þat euery hundred & wapentache of Engeland, ij trions [read: triors].
- 1448(1435) *Mandeville Brut (Arms 58:Kooper)f.325v : By his writt he ordenyd in euery hundred and and in euery wapentage of Engelond two triours of men of armys and of foot men þe which were putt in diuerse summes as sum man was keper of xx and sum man of an hundred.
- a1525(?1472) Cov.Leet Bk.382 : These persons folowyng be ordeyned & chosen to be triours within þis Cite to determyn variances betwixt parties within þis Cite as touchyng metes & bondes & Gutters & such oþer.
b
- 1790(1471-1472) Ordin.Househ.Edw.IV(2) (Topham)75 : This seyde sergeaunt, or the yoman tryoure, or..the groome tryoure, by the sergeauntes assignement, dayly to be redye in the hall..the sayde sergeaunt, yoman, and the groome for the mouthe..shall trulye enfourme the yoman treyoures or the groome treyoure..of as muche wyne and ale as they have ministred there, by the ushers recorde, soe that the entre thereof may be made at the brieffementes.
- 1790(1471-1472) Ordin.Househ.Edw.IV(2) (Topham)76 : One yoman treyoure of the sellare..drawethe and delyveryth..alle the wynes for the halle, chambre, all lyveryes and other dueties of all this courte..every removinge, he or the sergeaunte, or the groome treyoure, shall deliver the remanentes of all suche wynes receyved by hym..This yoman..and the groome treyoures, shall have into this office..ii paynes..one gallon ale, all thinges of wages, clothinge, and guiftes generall..Other two groomes under the treyoure, to help him to drawe and bringe the vesselles with wynes to the barre or to other places within the courte.