creancerとは 意味・読み方・使い方

名詞

creancer ‎(複数形 creancers)

1. (obsolete) A creditor. [14th-18th c.]
2. (now historical) A guardian or tutor. [from 15th c.]
   • 1984, Nicholas Orme, From Childhood to Chivalry, p. 68:

     The creancer looked after the young man's money, disciplined him and perhaps gave him some teaching, though the youth went also to the lectures provided by the university and later by the colleges.

   • 2011, Thomas Penn, Winter King, Penguin 2012, p. 104:

     As Prince Henry's ‘creancer’ or mentor, he had power over the development of the young prince's mind.