obsonator

English

Etymology

From Latin.

Noun

obsonator (plural obsonators)

(obsolete or historical) A caterer, a manciple.
- 1840, John James Smith (editor), The Cambridge Portfolio, Volume 1, page 275,
  Thus also in Caius College the Obsonator and Dispensator were Scholars, and the Promus too: but this was altered in 1634 — “cum multa incommoda et non leve damnum Collegium sæpius sustinuit″ and it was determined to elect some “virum idoneum et non Scholarum.”
- 1897, Douglas Macleane, A History of Pembroke College, Oxford, Anciently Broadgates Hall, page 500,
  1814. The offices of Obsonator, or Manciple, and Cook severed. Tuition fees to be increased, viz. Gentlemen Commoners to twenty-six guineas, Scholars and Commoners to thirteen guineas.
- 1952, Thomas B. Costain, The Silver Chalice, page 399,
  He looked down at Demetrius, the Obsonator, who sat on a platform several feet below him. “Will you have them bring in the cask? I confess, Demetrius, that I am anxious about it. It is an experiment this time.”

Latin

Verb

obsōnātor

second-person singular future passive imperative of obsōnō
third-person singular future passive imperative of obsōnō

References

obsonator in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
obsonator in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

单词	obsonator
释义	obsonator English Etymology From Latin. Noun obsonator (plural obsonators) (obsolete or historical) A caterer, a manciple. 1840, John James Smith (editor), The Cambridge Portfolio, Volume 1, page 275, Thus also in Caius College the Obsonator and Dispensator were Scholars, and the Promus too: but this was altered in 1634 — “cum multa incommoda et non leve damnum Collegium sæpius sustinuit″ and it was determined to elect some “virum idoneum et non Scholarum.” 1897, Douglas Macleane, A History of Pembroke College, Oxford, Anciently Broadgates Hall, page 500, 1814. The offices of Obsonator, or Manciple, and Cook severed. Tuition fees to be increased, viz. Gentlemen Commoners to twenty-six guineas, Scholars and Commoners to thirteen guineas. 1952, Thomas B. Costain, The Silver Chalice, page 399, He looked down at Demetrius, the Obsonator, who sat on a platform several feet below him. “Will you have them bring in the cask? I confess, Demetrius, that I am anxious about it. It is an experiment this time.” Latin Verb obsōnātor second-person singular future passive imperative of obsōnō third-person singular future passive imperative of obsōnō References obsonator in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press obsonator in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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