Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

creancer

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: cre-ancer
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Obsolete

noun

A guardian or tutor.

Example Sentences

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

Etymology

From Middle English creaunsour, from Anglo-Norman creanceour and Old French creanceor, from creancer.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: creaunsour, creanceour, creanceor

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

creancers (plural) creansor (alternative) creansour (alternative)

Questions

What does creancer mean?: A creditor.
Where does creancer come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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