border and bordere - Middle English Compendium

Middle English Dictionary Entry

bō̆rdēr(e n.

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Forms	bō̆rdēr(e n.
Etymology	OF bordier

Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)

1.

A feudal tenant of the lowest class, a cottager.

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[ (1130) Pipe R.Hen.I104 : Walt[er]o bordario, ij s. ]
(1201) CRR(2) 242 : Thomas Border.
(1219) in Thuresson ME Occup.Terms51 : Thom. Leborder.
(1284-5) Feudal Aids 4294 : Willelmus le Border.
(1296) in Thuresson ME Occup.Terms51 : Rob. le Bordere.
(1327) in Thuresson ME Occup.Terms51 : Will. le Border.
(1392) in Thuresson ME Occup.Terms51 : Joh. Bordere.
(1428) Feudal Aids 5149 : Johannes Bordere.