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sessour s.
Semantic labels: law, occupation, tax
Citations:

assessor, official who estimates the quality and value of a product and determines the tax
occupation: (1343-50) sessours et vendours des leynes le roy 88
sether s.
Semantic labels: culin., occupation
Usage labels: name
Citations:

one who is employed in boiling food (used as a surname)
occupation: (1257) Joh. le Sether sether n.
setterforth s.
Semantic labels: occupation
Citations:

setter-forth, one who equips a boat
occupation: (1450) [...] qe null possessour, vitailler ne setterforth d’ascun nief ou vesseau [...] soit endamagez par cest ordenance ii 359
seuster s.
Semantic labels: costume, occupation, textile
Usage labels: name
Citations:

sewster, tailor, one who makes or mends clothes (used as a surname)
occupation: (1292) Agnes le Seuster le Sewestere seuestre n.
occupation: (1305) Pet. le Seuster seuestre n.
occupation: (1307) Emma le Sowester seuestre n.
sextain s.
Semantic labels: eccl., occupation
Citations:

sexton, sacristan, officer who is responsible for the maintenance of a parish church and its contents
occupation: (1311) La ou homme graunt eglise par assent de patron il y ad sextoun fet de moytez le patron presentera a resoun moyté Ed II xi 65
occupation: (1379) [...] et voille qe lez .ij. serges avantditz soient donez, aprés la servyse fyneez, al sextayn dez ditz freres 4
occupation: (1428) jeo lise a priour et sextain de mesme le lieu [...] .c. li. ii 382
shepeherde s.
Semantic labels: decor., livestock, occupation
Usage labels: name
Citations:

shepherd, one who keeps sheeps (used as a surname)
occupation: (1266) John le Chephird shep-herd(e n.
occupation: (1296) Emma le Schepherde Shepherd
occupation: (1327) Philippus le Chephurde shep-herd(e n.
occupation: (1333) Will. le Shipphurde shep-herd(e n.
occupation: (1351) Isabell la Shephurde shep-herd(e n.
[sheper] s.
Semantic labels: footwear, occupation, textile
Usage labels: name
Citations:

one who fashions clothes, shoes etc. (used as a surname)
occupation: (1327) Rob. le Shuppar shaper(e n.
sheperdes s.
Semantic labels: female, livestock, occupation
Usage labels: name
Citations:

shepherdess, woman who keeps sheep (used as a surname)
occupation: (1311) Avice la Schepherdes shep-herdes(se n.
occupation: (1327) De Agnete Le Sheperdes shep-herdes(se n.
shepeward s.
Semantic labels: livestock, occupation
Usage labels: name
Citations:

shepherd, one who keeps sheep (used as a surname)
occupation: (1329) Richard le Shepeward shep n.
sheppere s.f.
Semantic labels: female, occupation, textile
Usage labels: name
Citations:

seamstress, woman who fashions cloth or other material (used as a surname)
occupation: (1306) Agnes la Sheppere shaper(e n.
shepstere s.f.
Semantic labels: costume, female, footwear, occupation
Usage labels: name
Citations:

seamstress, woman who fashions clothes, shoes etc.
occupation: (1413-15) Item pur un carpenter par un jour en lez maisons des pynnere et shepstere - .vij. d. 2 Henry V
sherman s.
Semantic labels: occupation, textile
Usage labels: name
Citations:

shearman, one who shears the nap of woollen cloth
occupation: (1392) granter chartre de pardoun pour la mort d’un Robyn Grodan, sherman, par luy occis 63
shether s.
Semantic labels: occupation
Usage labels: name
Citations:

sheather, one who makes sheaths or scabbards
occupation: (s.xiv^3/4) Une ordinance fait des buklermakers et shethers. Pur comune profit de touz les gentz del artificez de buklermakers et shethers de la citee d’Everwyk [...] ordeigné est et establi qe [...] i 29
shetherescraft s.
Semantic labels: merch., occupation
Citations:

craft, guild of sheath makers
occupation: (1377) A nostre seignur le roi e a son conseil monstront ses poveres liges, les artificers de shetherescraft en la ville de Gloucestre SC 8/113/5631
shipman s.
Semantic labels: occupation, ship., status
Citations:

seaman, sailor
occupation: (1406-07) pur le vitaler et .vj. shipmen .xxij. s. 8 Henry IV
occupation: (1415) un obligacion de un John Grype, schipman, obligez a un Margaret Caylley 100
occupation: (1431) come un Lowys Johan de Fowy en le countee de Cornewaill, shipman, par le noun de Lowys Johan soulement [...] fuist utlagé iv 372

commander or owner of a ship
occupation: (1390) mariners [...] soleient prendre pur lour travaille en niefs, pur passer hors d'Engleterre vers Burdeux, et pur retourner en Engleterre ou autres parties dela, oept soldz, et le fraghte d'un tonelle; et meistre shipman sesze souldz, et fraghte de deux tonelx a plus iii 283
[shipwright] s.
Semantic labels: occupation, ship.
Usage labels: name
Citations:

shipwright, one who builds or repairs ships
occupation: (1347-60) gages paiés [...] as diversus overours: schipwrytes, carpenters, castelwrytes, hurdisers, delveres et autres overours sur la fesure et debresure des ditz deux escomers E101/25/32
[shirebidel] s.
Semantic labels: occupation, title
Usage labels: name
Citations:

regional herald, crier or minor official of a manor, town etc. (used as a surname)
occupation: (1227) Robert le Scirebudel shire n.
[shirreve] s.
Semantic labels: occupation
Usage labels: name
Citations:

sheriff, high royal official responsible for the administration of the royal demesne and the execution of the law (used as a surname)
occupation: (1212) Hugo le Sirreve shir-reve n.
occupation: (1260) Roger le Schereve shir-reve n.
occupation: (1273) Robert le Shireve shir-reve n.
occupation: (1310) Robert le Sherreve shir-reve n.
shosmith s.
Semantic labels: costume, footwear, occupation
Usage labels: name
Citations:

one who makes or repairs shoes (used as a surname)
occupation: (1288) Will. Le Shosmith sho n.
shynglere s.
Semantic labels: build., occupation
Usage labels: name
Citations:

one who shingles a house, build a roof of wooden tiles (used as a surname)
occupation: (1276) Richard le Shynglere Shingler
occupation: (1310) Henricus le Schingler shingler(e n
occupation: (1335) Rog. le Shinglere shingler(e n
[signeur] ¹ s.
Semantic labels: metal, occupation
Usage labels: name
Citations:

bell-ringer
occupation: (s.xiii^4/4) Kaunt le sorys er mort, Je le feray enterer. Quynse jours [..] Pur li fray le seynner soner 34

bell-founder, one who makes bells (used as a surname)
occupation: (1167-8) Ædmundus Seintier xii 5
occupation: (1216-22) Benedict le Sentier, campanarius Senter
occupation: (1221) Nic. Seinter i 25
occupation: (1230-40) Benedict le Seincter Senter
occupation: (1271) Walt. le Seynter i 141
occupation: (1333) Roger le Sainter Santer Senter
singere s.
Semantic labels: music, occupation
Usage labels: name
Citations:

singer (of song, verse, mass, etc.) (used as a surname)
occupation: (1268) Joseph le Singere singer(e n.
occupation: (1296) Lucas le Syngere Singer
occupation: (1297) William le Syngur Singer
occupation: (1381) Ricardus le Synger Singer
siur ² s.
Semantic labels: agricultural, occupation
Citations:

reaper (of a crop)
occupation: (s.xii²) A un jur li emfes alad a sun pere en champ as sejurs 180.18
occupation: (c.1200) Ceo que cherrat des fausilles as seiurs seurs B s.xiii3/4 Jo le voil cuillir (E) 5280
occupation: (c.1270) the hayward deit [...] en aust ensembler lez syurs [...] a veer ke lez blez seient siez e coilliz bin e nettement 280.c48
occupation: (1350-51) fauchours des prees [...] et siours des blees ii 234
occupation: (s.xv^1/4) siour a scherere 450
siuter s.
Semantic labels: law, occupation
Usage labels: name
Citations:

suitor, lay-judge, one who owes suit to a court
occupation: (1275) ne pronuncier les jugemenz s’il ne seit especialment prie et requis de ceo fere de tuz les suitiers i 35
occupation: (c.1292) soint les courtz tenues par les suytours i 7
occupation: (s.xiii^ex) juges ordenaires cum sunt sutiers 106
occupation: (1310-11) les suiteres ajuggerent qe [...] Ed II ix 190
occupation: (1327) la ou faux jugement est doné [...] et les suiters vunt forger un jugement autre qe ne fuist pledé [...] qe la partie pleintif puiss avoir due averrement encontre les suitours 122
occupation: (1405-6) suturez duement somoinés par cele cause ii 156

agent, one who manages affairs for another
occupation: (1290) cely Robert en mesmes le conté remua le atturné Michel e entra memes com seuter de fere suyte en soen nun 74
occupation: (1381) lesqueux chartres et faitz furent deliverez a Sire William Stele, clerc au dit Monsire Berthu, et general seutour de ses bosoignes iii 110
siviere s.
Semantic labels: occupation
Usage labels: name
Citations:

siever, one who sells or makes sieves (used as a surname)
occupation: (1251) Robert le Siviere siver n.
occupation: (1313) Petrus le Sivyare siver n.
occupation: (1344) Ric. le Suviare siver n.
skepmakere s.
Semantic labels: occupation
Usage labels: name
Citations:

one who makes skeps, wicker baskets (used as a surname)
occupation: (1310) Roger le Skepmakere skep(pe n.
skeppere s.
Semantic labels: occupation
Usage labels: name
Citations:

one who makes skeps, wicker baskets (used as a surname)
occupation: (1310) Walt. le Skeppere skep(pe n.
occupation: (1296-7) Rogero le Sceppere skep(pe n.
occupation: (1327) Hugo le Skepher skep(pe n.
[skevin] s.
Semantic labels: occupation, status
Citations:

municipal or gild official, alderman in French and Flemish towns
occupation: (1337) le counte de Flaundres et les scavyns et les burghmestres de Brugges 247
occupation: (1327-77) Ausi ordené est que nule frere ne face ses amaundement de nule ren saunz congé du den ou des skivenis ii 158
occupation: (1415) le mair, skavins, jurés, consules […] de la cité de Baion iv 68.11
skynnere s.
Semantic labels: occupation, skins
Usage labels: name
Citations:

skinner, one who prepares or sells animal skins
occupation: (1374-75) firent faire une obligacioun del double de la dite somme au dit Wauter Southous; en la quele le dit Rauf et Johan Tettesbury, skynnere, furent obligez 394
slegwrechte s.
Semantic labels: occupation, textile
Usage labels: name
Citations:

one who makes slays (i.e. part of the loom that is used to beat the weft into place) (used as a surname)
occupation: (1250) Walt. le Slegwrechte sleie n.
occupation: (1286) Will. le Sclaywryhte sleie n.
smereman s.
Semantic labels: merch., occupation
Usage labels: name
Citations:

one who prepares or sells tallow or ointments (used as a surname)
occupation: (1287) Agnes le Smereman smere n.
smeremongere s.
Semantic labels: merch., occupation
Usage labels: name
Citations:

one who sells tallow or ointments (used as a surname)
occupation: (1286) Rob. le Smeremongere smere n.
smyth s.
Semantic labels: metal, occupation
Usage labels: name
Citations:

blacksmith, one who works with iron or metals (used as a surname)
occupation: (1250) Thom. le Smiz smith n.
occupation: (1275) William le Smyth Smith
occupation: (1379) Radulphus le Smyth Smith
sokeman s.
Semantic labels: law, occupation
Citations:

sokereeve, bailiff administering a soke
occupation: (1313) il doit avoir sokeman et mettre qi q'il vodra sokeman, mes q'il soit de sa sokemanerie 150
[sokereeve] s.
Semantic labels: law, occupation
Citations:

sokereeve, bailiff administering a soke
occupation: (s.xii) nul soccirieve ne i deit prendre par la lei de la cité fors gavel i 271
soldan s.
Semantic labels: Islam, occupation, title
Citations:

governor, ruler
occupation: (1369) nostre chier et feal chevalier, le Soudan de la Trau, nous a signifié coment il [...] iii 859
occupation: (1371) nostre bien amé, le soudain de la Trau, nostre foial chivalier iii 911
somonur s.
Semantic labels: eccl., finan., law, livestock, occupation
Usage labels: name
Citations:

summoner, officer who notifies persons to appear
occupation: (s.xiiiⁱⁿ) venuz iert cum sumunur E chamberleng a l'emperur 7227
occupation: (1363) [...] que chescun home d'estat de la dite citee, alderman et sommonour q'est de bone fame eit poair en absence des ministres d'arester felonies et mesfesours iii 705

summoner, individual given the task of notifying defendants or others that they are required to attend a specific court on a specific day for a specific purpose
occupation: (1256-67) Ore deivent les somnurs si il seient bons estre en present pur temoiner les somons 15
occupation: (1260) somonez par bons somonurs l'avantdit Willam qu'il soit devant nos justices a premers assises [...] 57
occupation: (1319) par examinement de premir somounor ou de veors ou de dreine somounor Ed II xxiv 48
occupation: (1469) ele avera accion de disceite [...] envers le someners i 65.35

summoner, officer of the ecclesiastical courts who notifies persons to appear in court
occupation: (a.1399) toutz les advocates, notaries, procuratours mariez paient [...]; apprentices de ley et attourn; apprentices de ley et attournés [...]; pardoners et somouners mariez solonc lour estate [...] 127.39

officer of the Exchequer who assists in collecting royal revenue
occupation: (1323) face le chauncellier del escheqier desore, par son somenour, faire renoveler [...] 884
occupation: (1378) les ditz somnours facent lour sommons as diverses gentz par malice come ils sont en alantz a lour charuetz en les champes iii 43.46

guide, conductor (of cattle)
occupation: (c.1200) Li bos s'en partent od l'arche Deu qu'il traient Sanz somunur sumenur B s.xiii 3/4 e sanz conduit qu'il eient (E) 5627
sonur s.
Semantic labels: eccl., occupation
Citations:

church bell-ringer
occupation: (1290) Roulandis de Acstede [...] manucaptus est per Robertum de Sogeham et Silvestrum le Sonur eodem modo 24
soudeer ¹ v.trans. p.p. as s.
Semantic labels: finan., mil., occupation
Citations:

to pay, provide with a wage, stipend for services rendered
occupation: (s.xii²) [...] que il les uveriers en soldeassent 199.12
occupation: (c.1270) sy ceus del hostel le seygnur veyngent par les maners pur lur propre bosoynes, le seygnur ne les deit mie souder pur lur pru fere 280.c46
occupation: (c.1270) Quiconques bien luy (=a lawyer) soldera, Comme vaillant s’aperticera As les assisses u qu’il ert 23704
occupation: (c.1400) pour noz gens soudier et retenir (H3) 40v
occupation: (1420) [...] paiez et souldeiez de noz deniers d'Engleterre v 415

mercenary soldier, one who renders military service for wages
occupation: (s.xiii/xiv) milites evocati: (D) soudés soudeours C s.xiii 2 ii 72.71
occupation: (c.1310) les dromedayres, le[s] chevals, les somers, Qui portent la vitaille, les tresors, les deners Dont Porrus retendra les riches soud[i]ers soldees P c.1310 ) 4029 (var.)

to pay, hire for fighting, military service
occupation: (c.1170) Chevaliers ki la vunt, bien i sunt soudeé 2148
occupation: (s.xii^3/4) Mil chevals vous dorray, toz chargez de besanz, Dont porrez soudeier Medien e Persanz 6989
occupation: (1190-93) richement les soldea E real soldé les dona. E cil guardemt le pais Bien de uthlages e de enemis 333
occupation: (s.xivⁱⁿ) Joce comanda qe ele fust guardé tot a talent, e, pur doute de le Lacy e autres gentz, seudea .xxx. chevalers e .lx. dis serjantz e vadletz, e les bayla son chastel a garder tanqe a son repeyr en le pays 14.36
soudeier ¹ s. a.
Semantic labels: mil., occupation
Citations:

one who works for wages
occupation: (1181-85) E [is]si seit sun sodei[e]r Ke il chosi par sun luer, Ne a vus n'eit jammés repeire, Car il est hoem de mal afere 1581
occupation: (1261) qe nul estraunge soudeier soit resceu en le mester 79
occupation: (1392-93) [..] que vous ne souffrez nul homme, du quel estat ou condicion que il soit, ne souldeiours, servants ne laboures, passer outre la mer a nul port d’Irland 162

mercenary, rendering military service for wages
occupation: (s.xiii¹) si me vesti e aturnai cum chevaler soldeer 308
occupation: (1271-72) Nun pas solement as jovenes chivalers mes a chivalers soudeors est a haunter toutdis le assaut e le dessendre de les chivals 20.18
occupation: (1280-1307) ‘Seignurs,’ fait il, ‘vaslez, merci pur Deu le grant, Ja estes vus garçons souders purchaçant, Si n'estes gaires riches ne d'avoir manant [...]’ 361.1940
occupation: (s.xivⁱⁿ) est trovee escrit de un chivaler souder qi a sa mort devisa soun palfrei [...] a son esquier 103

mercenary soldier, one who renders military service for wages
occupation: (s.xii^2/4) Mandé a fait bons chevaliers, De plusors terres soldeiers 30
occupation: (s.xii^3/4) Treis cenz milers en ad sul de son tenement, Estre ceaux qui servent pur or e pur argent; Soudeer a cheval sunt pres de quatre cent 2639
occupation: (1190-93) lur gent, que Vortigerne [...] Out aincés atraiz el pays Cum[e] soldeers de grant pris 330
occupation: (s.xiii^1/4) Stipendarius, id est solidarius: soudeur 37.110
occupation: (s.xiii^3/3) Les sarazins solders, la gent maluré, Manacent ferement 246
occupation: (1340) as soudiers qe ont esté autre foitz retenuz devers nous, et qe se retrerront s'ils ne soient paiez ii 118.8
occupation: (1378) le Roy en doit faire paiement aux souldaers qui par avant ces heures ont garde le dit chastel de Brest iv 35
occupation: (a.1399) issint qe nostre seignour le roy rien despendist de sawders ne pur defendre la dite ville 86.3
occupation: (1401) [...] estre receivour de les ditz ranceons et en paier souldiours leur gaiges 303.237.38
occupation: (1442) innumerablez oriblez injuries, oppressions et extortions devaunt cest temps, par lez saudiours q’ount venuz en mesmes les countees v 61
souter s.
Semantic labels: footwear, occupation
Usage labels: name
Citations:

cobbler, one who makes or mends shoes
occupation: (1390) qe nulle souter ne cordewaner ne use le mestiere de tanner, ne tanner le mestiere de souter iii 271
occupation: (1412) [...] et l’autre enfaunt fuist un millere et aprés un souter 356
sower ² s.
Semantic labels: occupation
Citations:

one who sews, seamster
occupation: (1410-11) De fyns des sowers: Johan Whyte qi fuist ové David Dromy .x. s. 12 Henry IV
occupation: (1425-26) Richard Magos qi fuist en covenaunt ové Wiliam Potenham par .iiij. ans a recorder sa fraunchise de fraunk sower - .iij. s. .iiij. d. 4 Henry VI
sower ³ s.
Semantic labels: agricultural, occupation
Usage labels: name
Citations:

sower, one who sows seeds (used as a surname)
occupation: (1281) Hudard le Sowere souer(e n.
occupation: (1281) Philip le Sower souer(e n.
specer s.
Semantic labels: occupation
Usage labels: name
Citations:

dealer in spices, apothecary
occupation: (s.xiii/xiv) apotecarii: (D*) lé spicers les especers C s.xiii ex aspiaçores D s.xiii/xiv ii 133.43
speller s.
Semantic labels: eccl., occupation
Usage labels: name
Citations:

preacher, one who preaches the gospel or delivers sermons (used as a surname)
occupation: (1267) Johannis le speller de Rudeham Speller
occupation: (1285) Wydon. le Spellere speller(e n.1
occupation: (1333) Will. le Spelere Speller
spendur s.
Semantic labels: finan., occupation
Usage labels: name
Citations:

dispenser, treasurer, one who manages expenditure (used as a surname)
occupation: (1327) Adam le Spendur Spender
spens ¹ s.
Semantic labels: domestic, occupation
Usage labels: name
Citations:

steward, store-keeper, one who is in charge of the provisions of a household (used as a surname)
occupation: (1327) Willelmus le Spens spens(e n.3
spenser s.
Semantic labels: domestic, occupation
Usage labels: name
Citations:

steward, store-keeper, one who is in charge of the provisions of a household (used as a surname)
occupation: (1275) William le Spencer Spencer
occupation: (1296) Will. le Spensier spenser(e n.
occupation: (1333) Ric. le Spenser spenser(e n.
spigurnel ² s.
Semantic labels: occupation
Usage labels: name
Citations:

'spigurnel', official who seals the king’s writs
occupation: (a.1399) William Wyghmane, sprigunelle du la chancellerie 150.14
spinner s.
Semantic labels: occupation, textile
Usage labels: name
Citations:

spinner, one who spins yarn (used as a surname)
occupation: (1270) John le Spinner Spinner
occupation: (1310) Walterus le Spynnere spinner(e n.
occupation: (1327) Michael le Spinner spinner(e n.
[spiur] s.
Semantic labels: occupation
Usage labels: name
Citations:

spy or watchman (used as a surname)
occupation: (1302) William le Spiour Spier
occupation: (1314) John le Spyor Spier
sponere s.
Semantic labels: build., occupation
Usage labels: name
Citations:

one who makes spoons (used as a surname)
occupation: (1179) Roger Lesponere le Sponere sponer(e n.
occupation: (1254) Robert le Sponere Spooner
occupation: (1306) Agnes le Sponer sponer(e n.
occupation: (1377) Emma le Sponer Spooner
sporier s.
Semantic labels: occupation
Usage labels: name
Citations:

spurrier, spur-maker
occupation: (1386-87) Ceux sount les constitucions et ordinances faitz par commune assent de les esporoners et lorymers de la citee d’Everwyk – c’est a savoir, Robert de Secroft, Johan Spillesby [...], sporiers, James de Rye, Johan de Hayton [...], lorymers i 101
squier s.
Semantic labels: occupation, status
Usage labels: name
Citations:

squire, officer in the service of a king or nobleman
occupation: (s.xii^ex) ben sai partir les tisuns entre squiers e garsuns 520
occupation: (1380-81) Fait a remembrer que nous avoumez paié pur une faucon faucement fait a Johan Geddyng, squier, que le vant ditz Lowez de Saxon feyt a le dit Johan - summa: .xiij. s. .iiij. d. 192
occupation: (1433) Wauter Lucy, chivaler; Nicholl Dyxon, clerk; Johann Throgmton, squier [...] iv 471
stabler ¹ s.
Semantic labels: equit., occupation
Usage labels: name
Citations:

stable-keeper or inn-keeper (who also provides stabling for travellers) (used as a surname)
occupation: (1196) Laurence le Stabler Stabler
occupation: (1281) Rob. le Stablere stabler n.
occupation: (1301) Joh. le Stabeler stabler n.
occupation: (1327) Sauerin. le Stablier stabler n.
[stationer] s.
Semantic labels: acad., occupation
Usage labels: name
Citations:

stationer, bookseller who is licensed by a university
occupation: (1393-94) [...] qe statiners et bokebynders del dite université [...] soient [...] adjuggez servauntz d’escolers iii 326
occupation: (1436-37) pur le novelle facture del mesme lyever a un stacioner, summa – .ij. s. .ix. d. ob. 506
steinour s.
Semantic labels: decor., occupation, textile
Usage labels: name
Citations:

stainer, one who dyes fabric or applies coloured patterns
occupation: (1399-1400) De rentis [...] Item de le steynour pur la chambre .xlvj. s. .viij. d. 1 Henry IV
occupation: (1400-1) Item pur steynyng paié al steynour [...] 298 (2 Henry IV)
occupation: (1419) Ordinance de steynours 738
occupation: (s.xv¹) touz les meisters et artificers de payntours, steynours et goldbeters de la citee d’Everwyk suisdite i 164
steresman s.
Semantic labels: occupation, ship.
Usage labels: name
Citations:

helmsman, person who steers a ship (used as a surname)
occupation: (1200) Alexander le Steresman steresman n.
occupation: (1279) Robertus le Steresman steresman n.
stikker s.
Semantic labels: occupation
Usage labels: name
Citations:

person who gathers sticks for firewood
occupation: (1422) et auxi un homme appellee stikker, coillant chescun jour bois, deins mesme le park iv 179.39
stivur s.
Semantic labels: music, occupation
Usage labels: name
Citations:

piper, one who plays the bagpipe (used as a surname)
occupation: (c.1230) Willelmus le Stiver stivour n.
occupation: (1242) William Stivur Stiver
occupation: (1260) Walterus le Stivere stivour n.
occupation: (1310-11) Hamo le Styvur stivour n.
stiward s.
Semantic labels: domestic, occupation
Usage labels: name
Citations:

steward, one who supervises the domestic affairs of a household (used as a surname)
occupation: (c.1195) Johannis le Stiword steuard n.
occupation: (1225) Rogerus le Stiward steuard n.
occupation: (1274) Adam le Stiward steuard n.
stodehurd s.
Semantic labels: horses, livestock, occupation
Usage labels: name
Citations:

one who keeps a studs farm, breeds horses (used as a surname)
occupation: (1327) Thom. le Stotherd stot n.
occupation: (a.1240) Ad. le Stodehurd stod(e n.1
[stokfishmongere] s.
Semantic labels: ich., merch., occupation
Usage labels: name
Citations:

seller of stockfish, cod or similar fish that has been dried in the air without salt
occupation: (1320) A nostre seignur le rey [...] se complaynent E. de W., stockfichsmongere de Loundres, e Isabele, sa femme SC 8/4/173
occupation: (1364) les gentz appellez stokfisshmongeres vendrent lour pesson de stokfissh es touz lieux en la citee iii 742
stokkere s.
Semantic labels: ich., merch., occupation
Usage labels: name
Citations:

one who sells stockfish (used as a surname)
occupation: (1232) Radulfus le Stocker stokker n.1
occupation: (1259-60) Walter le Stockere Stocker
occupation: (1310) Adam le Stokkere stokker n.1
[stondelvere] s.
Semantic labels: occupation
Citations:

quarryman, one who excavates rock (?)
occupation: (1349) Item a Wauter Godale, standelvere, pour .iiij xx . piés de piere .xx. s.; Item a Roger Polman, standelvere, pour .xxvij piés. de piere .vj. s. ; Item, paié a Roger Roche, mestre des masouns, .xx. s. [...] rb
storiere s.
Semantic labels: literature, occupation
Usage labels: name
Citations:

chronicler, historian, author (used as a surname)
occupation: (1319) John le Storiere Storrier
storour s.
Semantic labels: livestock, occupation
Usage labels: name
Citations:

steward, one in charge of a store or livestock (used as a surname)
occupation: (1332) Thomas le Storer Storer
occupation: (1357) Ad. le Storour storer n.
[straleggere] s.
Semantic labels: build., occupation
Usage labels: name
Citations:

one who lays straw (on roofs, floors, in stables etc.) (?) (used as a surname)
occupation: (1260) Nich. le Streulegger strau n.
[stramongere] s.
Semantic labels: merch., occupation
Usage labels: name
Citations:

one who sells straw (used as a surname)
occupation: (c.1280) Thomas le Straumongere strau n.
occupation: (c.1285) Thoma le Strumonger strau n.
strecher ² s.
Semantic labels: occupation, textile
Usage labels: name
Citations:

one who stretches fabrics (?) (used as a surname)
occupation: (1263) Petr. le Strecher streccher n.
strenger s.
Semantic labels: occupation, weapons
Usage labels: name
Citations:

one who makes bowstrings (used as a surname)
occupation: (1293) Roger le Strenger Stringer
occupation: (1344) Rob. le Strengare strenger n.
occupation: (1362) Thomas le Stringer strenger n.
strenglayer s.
Semantic labels: occupation
Usage labels: name
Citations:

one who makes or works with strings (?) (used as a surname)
occupation: (1319) William le Strenglayer streng n.
strengmakere s.
Semantic labels: occupation, weapons
Usage labels: name
Citations:

one who makes bowstrings (used as a surname)
occupation: (1338) Gilb. le Strengmakere streng n.
[stretegarde] s.
Semantic labels: law, occupation
Citations:

office or service of controlling the highways (to check the movement of livestock)
occupation: (c.1150) De stretwarde, de chascuns .x. hides del hundred 28
[sturman] s.
Semantic labels: occupation, ship.
Citations:

helmsman, person who steers a ship
occupation: (c.1170) Fist aprester mul tost un vielz antif chalan. Pus i mist les enfanz de murir tut certan: N'i ot tres n'avirum, guvernail ne struman 74
subjectiun s.
Semantic labels: law, occupation, status
Citations:

to become an apprentice
occupation: (s.xivⁱⁿ) a rich man accepts to follow Parnacius in his retreat to learn how to dedicate his life to God E meyntement li riches sire Guerpit s'onour tut saunz plus dire; Ho ly se myt ver sa mesoun Pur entrer en subjeccioun 176
suer ¹ s.
Semantic labels: footwear, occupation
Usage labels: name
Citations:

shoemaker, cobbler
occupation: (s.xiii²) Tanurs, suurs e corveisiers 390
occupation: (s.xiii^4/4) Aucons dient ke il fust fiz de un suvour 112
occupation: (s.xiii^ex) [...] un suer ke ad perdu sa alerne 82.30
occupation: (s.xiv) Item nul suour ne luise quyr a la manere de cordewan, ne en soudiers ne mette ii 204
occupation: (1346) auxint ceux qe sont avancez en Engleterre sont taillours, suours et chamberleyns as cardinalx ii 162
occupation: (1389-90) plusours suours et cordwaners ii 65.xii
suerie s.
Semantic labels: footwear, occupation
Citations:

cobblery, trade of making or repairing shoes
occupation: (1320-40) et les autres feires auxi come cordewarie cordewanrie? e seleri, peletrie, suerie [...] e autres menuz feires sunt assis en divers lieux du la dite cité SC 8/147/7309
sukere s.
Semantic labels: med., occupation
Usage labels: name
Citations:

'sucker' (with reference to a bloodletter, one who extracts blood for therapeutic purposes or an infant at the breast) (?) (used as a surname)
occupation: (1277) Thomas le Sukkere Sucker
occupation: (1305) Will. Le Soukere souker(e n.
occupation: (1323) Adam le Seuker souker(e n.
occupation: (1339) Peter le Sukere Sucker
sumelier s.
Semantic labels: horses, occupation, zool.
Citations:

sumpter, pack-horse driver
occupation: (s.xiii²) gerulacista: (C) sumelier i 229
[sumetier] s.
Semantic labels: horses, occupation, zool.
Citations:

sumpter, one who drives a pack animal
occupation: (1194-99) La veissiez les sumettiers As serganz e as chevaliers Venir prisons, e se rendeient E les granz chameilz lor tendeient 10481
occupation: (s.xiii²) gerulacista: (B) sumeter i 229
occupation: (1302) il ad esté son sumeter vint anz e plus i 156
occupation: (1318) .xxxiiij. someters, qi garderount les ditz somers 269
occupation: (1318) et pour les deux chaumberleyns le dit monsire Hugh de Nevill et pour les deux sometiers ses bachilliers avantditz 62.29
sumier s.
Semantic labels: archit., horses, occupation, zool.
Citations:

sumpter, pack-horse driver
occupation: (1318) charetter ou somere, garceouns ou page 280
occupation: (1325) il devise a R. son sompner son lyt, sak e barhuide 11
surgien s.
Semantic labels: occupation, surg.
Usage labels: name
Citations:

surgeon, one who treats wounds, fractures, deformities etc. by manual operation
occupation: (c.1292) De homicides soit ausi enquis et de murdres. [...] ceste felonie pora estre fete [...] par faus phisiciens et par mauveys surgiens i 34
occupation: (1321) Un homme se pleint par bille vers un sury et dit qe la ou il avait un play en sa main [...] et ly promist de ly garrir de la play Ed II xxvi 353
occupation: (1354) ces surgens [...], qe quant un homme est mort par le droit de juggement, il lour est donee pur overir, a veoir et conoistre coment les veynes, les nerfs et les autres choses gisent dedeinz un homme 86.3
occupation: (1373) frere William de Appilton, phisicien et surgien i 335
occupation: (1421) persones qe desore enavant vorront entremetter, et user le practik des ditz arts, et ne sont my hables ne approvez en ycelles, come appent as mesmes les arts: c'est assavoir, ceux de fisik en les universitees, et les surgeons entre les mestres de celle arte iv 130.11
surveour s.
Semantic labels: law, merch., occupation, theol.
Citations:

overseer, supervisor, person who is in charge
occupation: (1314-16) Aleyn Cape surveour des overeignes des touz les overours du dit peel 25
occupation: (s.xiv²) Come measones illoeqes sount ruynouses et en point pur cheier a la terre, et vous surveiours ne prengnont nulle cure de les amender 19.467
occupation: (1375) Johan Colpepir [...] maistre forestier [...] et surveour de nostre park i 257
occupation: (1401) nous ordeignasmes [...] l'evesque de Seint David d'estre surveour de les ditz garnisons 303.237.36

inspector, official who is reponsible for examining and enforcing the adherence to certain standards or practices
occupation: (1347-48) l'office d'estre surveour et visitour sur les maistres [...] de les monoies ii 208
occupation: (1379) Seurviours et controllours: Wauter Sibile, Johan Horne, [...] iii 63
occupation: (1417-73) Item, ordeigné soyt [...] qe chescun an les surveyours eslutz et jurrez du dit mistier garnisent touz les bons gentz de mesme le mistier d’estre assemblez en une covenable place deinz la citee pur eslier lour surveiours del dit mistier pur l’an ensuyant f. 376

landlord of an alien merchant
occupation: (1439) [...] qe toutz merchauntz aliens et estraunges, desore en avaunt venauntz ou demurauntz a marchandier, deinz ascun citee, ville, burgh ou port en Engliterre, soient south survieu de certeins gentz appelliers hostes ou surveiours v 24
survewe s.
Semantic labels: occupation
Citations:

overseer, supervisor, person who is in charge
occupation: (c.1241) seyez ententive ke jescun jur a vostre manger eyez overtement deus survues sur vostre hostel quaunt vus seez a manger 402
[suzauditur] s.
Semantic labels: eccl., law, occupation
Citations:

deputy auditor, subordinate to the official who hears the pleas in an ecclesiastical court
occupation: (1358) devant les diz auditeur, souzauditeur, commissaires, et lieuxtenans de la dite court de la chambre du pape iii 401
[suzbailiff] s.
Semantic labels: law, occupation
Citations:

under-bailiff, deputy or assistant to a bailiff
occupation: (1297) e illoeqes face le viscounte, baillifs e suzbaillifs [...] jurier qe leaument presenterount e verité dirrount 102.85
occupation: (1303) qe nul suthbaillifs de corouner soit a chival, forsqe les quatres corouners iii 64
occupation: (s.xivⁱⁿ) si les execuciouns des courtz de la dite vyle preygnent delay par defaute des subballifs portaunts verges [...] 168
occupation: (1314-16) et enpledde les sutbalifs le dit conestable 62
occupation: (1397) Chyrye, le southbaillif del hundred de Knytlowe 321
[suzbotiller] s.
Semantic labels: domestic, occupation
Citations:

under-butler, assistant or deputy to the officer in charge of the butlery and drink supplies
occupation: (1295-98) Un lardiner: .j. robe e demi marc. Un sutbotiler: .j. robe, .iiij. s. Un sutpaneter: une robe, .iij. s. 247
[suzcapitain] s.
Semantic labels: occupation, status
Citations:

deputy governor of a castle or town
occupation: (a.1399) le count de Salesbury adonqes captayn de Calays, et monsire Brian de Stapiltoun, southcaptayn 130.11
[suzchetur] s.
Semantic labels: law, occupation
Citations:

sub-escheator, deputy to the royal official responsible for enforcing the king's feudal incidents (such as wardship and marriage) and other royal rights
occupation: (1311) Por ce que l'eschetour de la Trente ad mandé a son suschestour en le conte de Northumberland q’il fait seisir toutes les terres et gardes que le rey avoit doné i 77
occupation: (s.xiv) De nos eschetours soit ausi enquis, et de sutheschetours suthchetours A s.xiv , queles terres il eynt seysez en nostre meyn en cel counté i 85.1 (var.)
[suzclerc] s.
Semantic labels: occupation
Citations:

under-clerk, deputy or assistant to a clerk
occupation: (1318) [...] par le vieu de clerc ou de southclerc 256
occupation: (1364-72) Thomas de la spicerie, souzclerc de mesme l’office de la spicerie E101/395/2/150
occupation: (1400-01) Item doné a F. le souzclerk del hanipere un chaperon - .iiij. s. 291 (2 Henry IV)
[suzcoillour] s.
Semantic labels: occupation, tax
Citations:

subcollector, deputy or assistant to a collector of taxes or levies
occupation: (1319) southcoillors des dismes 82.3
occupation: (1325) le dit Henri et Johan le Clerck de Dertford furent southtaxours et southquillours en la Ville de Dertford de la dyme qe feust graunté a nre seigneur le roi i 435
occupation: (1343) d’asseours et coillours des leynes et lour souzcoillours, clers et deputez ii 137
occupation: (1378) les coillours et southcoillours des ditz quinzismes en la citee de Londres iii 48
[suzconestable] s.
Semantic labels: mil., occupation, status, title
Citations:

deputy or assistant to a constable (chief officer of a town or household)
occupation: (1343-50) Et le southeconstable chaoit as genoilles as piés le roy 84.5
occupation: (1376) chief conestables des hundredes et southconestables des villes ii 341
[suzconservator] s.
Semantic labels: occupation
Citations:

subconservator, deputy or assistant to a warden or keeper (of a privilege)
occupation: (1393-94) [...] que mesmes les justices mettent bons et suffisantz subconservatours (=of salmon fisheries) ii 90.ix
occupation: (1405-6) Alisaundre Boner, soubzconservatour des ditz estatutz es ditz ewes 515
occupation: (1406-7) [...] et oultre de substituer soubz eux souzconservatours en les ditz eawes de les estatutz et fraunchises avantditz 186
[suzdaie] s.
Semantic labels: female, occupation
Citations:

deputy or assistant to the woman in charge of a dairy
occupation: (c.1270) nul provost [...] ne deit soffrir ke il i eit surcarke de surdeies en la dayerie 100
occupation: (c.1270) La daye [...] ne deit suffrir ke suzdaye ne autre ne prengnent ne hors portent leit, ne bure, ne creme 288.c66
occupation: (c.1270) E quand il averunt tot acontee [...] de la daye par an e lur suthdayes e les autres coustages de la dayerie [...] 304
[suzdameisele] s.f.
Semantic labels: female, occupation, status
Citations:

lady-in-waiting, female attendant
occupation: (1364-72) Elizabeth Hereford et Aliceon Tyndeslowe souzdamoiselles a les dites deux filles de Lancastre E101/395/2/236
[suzeschetur] s.
Semantic labels: law, occupation
Citations:

sub-escheator, deputy to the royal official responsible for enforcing the king's feudal incidents (such as wardship and marriage) and other royal rights
occupation: (c.1292) De nos eschetours soit ausi enquis, et de sutheschetours, queles terres il eynt seysez en nostre meyn en cel counté i 85.1
occupation: (1293) yl fut susechetour en le cunté de Somercete 20-21 Ed I 193
occupation: (1307-10) un Adam de Kereseye, southeschetour le roy en meisme le counté 277.23
occupation: (1338-39) si le roi manda al eschetour de prendre enquest, mesqe le soutcheschetour le preigne, c’est assetz bon 12-13 Ed III 101
occupation: (1343-50) de eschetours et sutheschetours 88.16
[suzestablir] v.trans. p.p. as s.
Semantic labels: occupation, status
Citations:

to appoint as a subordinate or delegate
occupation: (1307) e donnons as dits procureurs et a chescun par lui, plain poer de subestabler autre procureur ou procureurs en lieu de aux ou l’un de aux, que autiel poer eit ii 19
occupation: (1316) il apartenra de souzestablir autre i 219
occupation: (1334) Et uncore, a doné il [...] poaire et auctorité de sousstablere une persone [...] en noun de eux [...] et de substituere, qi ait ou eyent poaire dez ditz causes et busoignez requere, pursuere, pledire, et mainteignere 425

subordinate, delegate
occupation: (1313) nous donoms plain poair et especial mandement as ditz maistre Guillaume et maistre Nichol, ou ad lour subestaulis, ou au sousestauli el lieu de l’un d’eux i 206
occupation: (1316) Et quelconque chose les persones dessusdites ou lour souzestabli aront dit ou fait i 219
[suzexecutur] s.
Semantic labels: law, occupation
Citations:

deputy or assistant to an executor, officer who enforces the law
occupation: (1390) executours et subexecutours [...] eient juggement de vie et de membre, et forfaiture des teres et tenementz, biens et chateux iii 267
[suzforester] s.
Semantic labels: occupation
Citations:

deputy or assistant to a forester, official in charge or a (royal) forest
occupation: (1334) nent suffrent qe le dist Robert, par ly ne par ses southforesters [...], la diste baillie garder ii 78
occupation: (1369) chiefgardeins et gardeins de foreste et de parkes et chaces, sibien en fee come autrement, verders, regardours, agistours, lieutenantz des gardeins et southgardeins, soutzforesters et touz lour servantz ii 301.18
occupation: (1369) touz forestiers, verders [...], souzforestiers [...] et autres ministres [...] de forest, park, ou chace du Roi i 392

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