Where does pawtener come from?

It is traced to Middle English.

pawtener

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

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Obsolete

"This fonde frantyke fouconer, Wyth his polutyd pawtenar"
"He had a pautner with purſes manyfolde, And ſurely lined with ſiluer and with golde, Within his wallet were meates good and fine, Both ſtore and plentie had he of ale and wine, […]"
"She leaves Nicholas Wetwang (sheriff of Newcastle in 1454 and 1462) a gold broche and pawtener, and his wife a gold ring; […]"

From Middle English pautener.

pawteners (plural)

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