quellere
Middle English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Old English cwellere; equivalent to quellen + -er.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
quellere (plural quelleres)
- One entrusted with the duty of execution or torturing; a hangman.
- (rare) A killer or murderer; one who illegally kills.
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
- English: queller
References edit
- “queller(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-11-12.