manquellere

Middle English

Alternative forms

• manne qwellare, manquellar, manquellare, man-queller, man-quellere, man quellere, man-qweller, manqwhellere, manwheller, man-wheller, menquellere, mon-queller, monquellere

Etymology

From man (“man, person”) +‎ quellere (“killer”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /manˈkwɛlər(ə)/

Noun

manquellere (plural manquelleres)

1. One entrusted with the duty of execution; a hangman.
2. A killer or murderer; one who illegally kills.
3. (Christianity, figurative) One who leads others towards eternal damnation.

Descendants

• English: manqueller

References

• “man-queller(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.