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lardiner
UK /ˈlɑːdɪnə/ US /ˈlɑɹdənɚ/
noun 1name 1
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4ADJ.
chief
VERB + LARDINER
hould
LARDINER + NOUN
england, king's, york
PREP.
in
Definitions
noun
1
An officer originally charged with overseeing a larder, but who later became a sinecurist.
A little from hence is Sculton, otherwiſe called Burdos, or Burdelois, which was held by this tenure, that the Lord thereof on the Coronation daie of the Kings of England, ſhould bee chiefe Lardiner.
[…]and therefore that the sergeanty of Easton is to be regarded rather as assistant to that of Scoulton than as partaking of the same rank , that of the chief lardiner of England.
name
1
A surname originating as an occupation
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A little from hence is Sculton, otherwiſe called Burdos, or Burdelois, which was held by this tenure, that the Lord thereof on the Coronation daie of the Kings of England, ſhould bee chiefe Lardiner.
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[…]and therefore that the sergeanty of Easton is to be regarded rather as assistant to that of Scoulton than as partaking of the same rank , that of the chief lardiner of England.
Wiktionary03
Indeed, the street called Davygate takes its name from the fact that David Lardiner, the king's lardiner in York but also a knight, lived there and held land in the area.
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