taverner

[ tav-er-ner ]

/ ˈtæv ər nər /

noun

the owner of a tavern.

Obsolete. a frequenter of taverns.

Nearby words

tavener, tavern, tavern nuts, tavern table, taverna, taverner, tavr, taw, tawa, tawai, tawdry

Origin of taverner

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

Definition for taverner (2 of 2)

Taverner

[ tav-er-ner ]

/ ˈtæv ər nər /

noun

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

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Examples from the Web for taverner

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
Even as I was going forward to regard them the taverner appeared, leading my horse by the bridle.
The Shame of Motley|Raphael Sabatini
About the same time were issued Cranmer's and Taverner's editions of the Bible.
The Bible: what it is|Charles Bradlaugh
It was built in the year 1319 by one Thomas Drinkwater, taverner of London.
South London|Sir Walter Besant

And, as the book of Ecclesiasticus saith, the taverner shall not be freed from sin.
No Cross, No Crown|William Penn

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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