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語源

From 中期英語 creaunsour, from Anglo-Norman creanceour and Old French creanceor, from creancer.

名詞

creancer (plural 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, page 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, published 2012, page 104:

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