manquellere

Middle English

Alternative forms

manne qwellare, manquellar, manquellare, man-queller, man-quellere, man quellere, man-qweller, manqwhellere, manwheller, man-wheller, menquellere, mon-queller, monquellere

Etymology

From mon +‎ quellere.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /manˈkwɛlər(ə)/

Noun

manquellere (plural manquelleres)

One entrusted with the duty of execution; a hangman.
A killer or murderer; one who illegally kills.
(Christianity, figurative) One who leads others towards eternal damnation.

Descendants

English: manqueller

References

“man-queller(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

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