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

taverner

²

/ ˈtævənə /

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of taverner¹

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

Example Sentences

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

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

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

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

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

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