Etymology

bordarius

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Today it means: Synonym of bordar (“person ranking below villeins and above serfs”). Full definition →

Medieval Latin bordarius ← Old French borde
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The story

  1. Old French · derived fromborde“hut, cabin, small farm”
  2. Medieval Latin · borrowed frombordarius
  3. English todaybordarius

Borrowed from Medieval Latin bordarius, from Old French borde (“hut, cabin, small farm”) + -arius.

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