taverner

[ tav-er-ner ]

/ ˈtæv ər nər /

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noun

the owner of a tavern.

Obsolete. a frequenter of taverns.

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Origin of taverner

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

Words nearby taverner

tav, Tavel, Tavener, tavern, taverna, taverner, tavern nuts, tavern table, TAVR, taw, tawa

Other definitions for taverner (2 of 2)

Taverner

[ tav-er-ner ]

/ ˈtæv ər nər /

noun

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.
The Mysteries of All Nations|James Grant
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.
Early Theories of Translation|Flora Ross Amos

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

archaic a keeper of a tavern

obsolete a constant frequenter of taverns

British Dictionary definitions for taverner (2 of 2)

Taverner

/ (ˈtævənə) /

noun

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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