taverner

[ tav-er-ner ]

noun
  1. the owner of a tavern.

  2. Obsolete. a frequenter of taverns.

Origin of taverner

1
1300–50; Middle English <Anglo-French; Old French tavernier.See tavern, -er2

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Other definitions for Taverner (2 of 2)

Taverner
[ tav-er-ner ]

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

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How to use taverner in a sentence

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

    Irish Witchcraft and Demonology | St. John D. (St. John Drelincourt) Seymour
  • 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.

    The Angel of Pain | E. F. Benson
  • 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.

    Love-at-Arms | Raphael Sabatini

British Dictionary definitions for taverner (1 of 2)

taverner

/ (ˈtævənə) /


noun
  1. archaic a keeper of a tavern

  2. obsolete a constant frequenter of taverns

British Dictionary definitions for Taverner (2 of 2)

Taverner

/ (ˈtævənə) /


noun
  1. 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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