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taverner

1

[ tav-er-ner ]

noun

  1. the owner of a tavern.
  2. Obsolete. a frequenter of taverns.


Taverner

2

[ tav-er-ner ]

noun

  1. John, 1490?–1545, English organist and composer.

taverner

1

/ ˈtævənə /

noun

  1. archaic.
    a keeper of a tavern
  2. obsolete.
    a constant frequenter of taverns


Taverner

2

/ ˈtævənə /

noun

  1. TavernerJohn?14951545MEnglishMUSIC: composer John. ?1495–1545, English composer, esp of church music; best known for the mass Western Wynde , based on a secular song

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Word History and Origins

Origin of taverner1

1300–50; Middle English < Anglo-French; Old French tavernier. See tavern, -er 2

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Example Sentences

Finally the ghost urged Taverner to bring the case into Court, and it came up for trial at Carrickfergus.

Mr. Taverner asked the spectre rider number three (for in reality the three riders were apparitions) why he appeared to him.

She was using it now to Lady Taverner, to whom she always told things in confidence when she wanted them repeated.

Taverner's Bible, a less extreme example of the same tendency, seemingly had no influence on later renderings.

Gonzaga, still half uncertain of his ground, called the taverner and bade him bring a flagon of his best.

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