hobiler

English

Noun

hobiler (plural hobilers)

Alternative form of hobbler (“light horseman”).
- 1786, Francis Grose, Military Antiquities:
  6 Archers out of Shropshire James Earle of Ormond for himself , 4s . per diem , 2 knights 28 . per diem , 17 esquires , 12d . per diem ; 20 hobilers armed , at 6d . . per diem , and 20 hobilers not armed , at 4d . per diem each

References

“hobiler”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

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