hobiler

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A form of hobbler — One who by tenure was to maintain a horse for military service; a kind of light-horseman in the Middle Ages who was mounted on a hobby.

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Meanings

nounhobiler (plural hobilers)

plural hobilers

  1. alternativeAlternative form of hobbler (“light horseman”).

    6 Archers out of Shropshire James Earle of Ormond for himself , 4s . per diem , 2 knights 28 . per diem , 17 esquires , 12d . per diem ; 20 hobilers armed , at 6d . . per diem , and 20 hobilers not armed , at 4d . per diem each

    1786, Francis Grose, Military Antiquities
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“hobiler.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hobiler. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hobiler,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hobiler.

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