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creancer

creancer noun: a creditor.

Noun

creancer (plural creancers)

  1. (obsolete) A creditor.
  2. (historical) A guardian or tutor.
    • The creancer looked after the young man's money, disciplined him and perhaps gave him some teaching, though the youth went also to the lectures provided by the university and later by the colleges.1984, Nicholas Orme, From Childhood to Chivalry, page 68
    • As Prince Henry's ‘creancer’ or mentor, he had power over the development of the young prince's mind.2011, Thomas Penn, Winter King, Penguin, published 2012, page 104

Forms of creancer

pluralcreancers
alternative formcreansor
alternative formcreansour

Origin of creancer

From Middle English creaunsour, from Anglo-Norman creanceour and Old French creanceor, from creancer.

Questions about creancer

What does creancer mean?
Creancer means a creditor.
What part of speech is creancer?
Creancer is a noun.
What is the plural of creancer?
The plural of creancer is creancers.

Words near creancer in the dictionary

  1. creamy snuff
  2. creamy snuffs
  3. Crean
  4. creance
  5. creanced
  6. creancer
  7. creancers
  8. creances
  9. creancing
  10. Creans
  11. creant

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