Middle English Dictionary Entry
collectōrie n.(2)
Entry Info
| Forms | collectōrie n.(2) Also collectri, coletri. |
| Etymology | ?OF, but cp. ME collectǒur n.. Also cp. AL (16th-cent.) collectorium, '?collection box.' |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
Note: Stub entry.
1.
The office of the collector (at Calais).
Associated quotations
- (1479) Let.Cely (PRO S.C.1 59/14)p.60 (66/9) : I haue cleryd the bill owt of the tresory for the 1 lib. ster. that we had into the collectry.
- (1481) Let.Cely (PRO S.C.1 53/99)p.110 (121/19) : He prays yow that ȝe wyll make serche in the Coletry or ony syche plasse as ȝe thynke that docettys Wenycyans may be getyn.
- (1482) Let.Cely (PRO S.C.1 53/112)p.143 (156/10) : They shall bryng yn sterlynge mony ynto the Collectry agayn and hawe her payment owte off the Tressery.
Supplemental Materials (draft)
Note: = OED collectory, n., found from 1579 and only in Scots.