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manqueller

manqueller noun: a killer of men; a manslayer; executioner.

Noun

manqueller (plural manquellers)

  1. (obsolete) A killer of men; a manslayer; executioner.
  2. (obsolete) A murderer.
    • Wilt thou kill God's officers and the king's? Ah, thou honey-seed rogue! Thou art a honey-seed, a man-queller, and a woman-queller.c. 1596–1599 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Second Part of Henry the Fourth, […]. Epilogue.”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […]...
    • you must vnderstand , that this was not Kayne the manqueller , but one of a gentler spirit , and milder sex1609, Richard Carew, The Survey of Cornwall, London: […] S[imon] S[tafford] for Iohn Iaggard, […], →OCLC

Forms of manqueller

pluralmanquellers
alternative formman-queller
alternative formman queller

Origin of manqueller

From Middle English manquellere, equivalent to man + queller.

Questions about manqueller

What does manqueller mean?
Manqueller means a killer of men; a manslayer; executioner.
What part of speech is manqueller?
Manqueller is a noun.
What is the plural of manqueller?
The plural of manqueller is manquellers.

Words near manqueller in the dictionary

  1. manpurses
  2. manqabat
  3. manqabats
  4. manqousheh
  5. manque
  6. manqueller
  7. manquellers
  8. manquelling
  9. manqué
  10. manquée
  11. manqués

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