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altarer

altarer noun: a member of a monastic community responsible for providing food and drink; cellarer.

Noun

altarer (plural altarers)

  1. A member of a monastic community responsible for providing food and drink; cellarer.
    • The importance of the Altarer could not be denied. He had the care of refectory, kitchen, and cellar.1895, Sir Walter Besant, Westminster, page 121
    • The codex is bound in the cut gothic binding of high-quality and one of its first possessors was Václav of Trebenice, altarer of the monastery church in Teplice.1993, Miscelanea Oddělení rukopisů a vzácných tisků - Volume 10, page 163

Forms of altarer

pluralaltarers

Questions about altarer

What does altarer mean?
Altarer means a member of a monastic community responsible for providing food and drink; cellarer.
What part of speech is altarer?
Altarer is a noun.
What is the plural of altarer?
The plural of altarer is altarers.

Words near altarer in the dictionary

  1. altarage
  2. altarages
  3. altarcloth
  4. altarcloths
  5. altared
  6. altarer
  7. altarers
  8. altarist
  9. altarists
  10. altarity
  11. altarless

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