Etymology

creancer

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Today it means: A creditor. Full definition →

First used 14th–18th c.Middle English creaunsour ← Anglo-Norman creanceour ← Old French creanceor
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The story

  1. Old French · derived fromcreanceor
  2. Anglo-Norman · derived fromcreanceour
  3. Middle English · inherited fromcreaunsour
  4. English todaycreancer

From Middle English creaunsour, from Anglo-Norman creanceour and Old French creanceor, from creancer.

First known use, by meaning

  • 14th–18th c. A creditor.
  • from 15th c. A guardian or tutor.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.