Meanings
nounhockettor (plural hockettors)
plural hockettors · alternative hocqueteur
- obsoleteA knight of the post; a professional false witness.
Hockettor, or Hocqueteur, a knight of the post; a decayed man; a basket carrier.
1889, John Mounteney Lely, Wharton's Law-lexicon: Forming an Epitome of the Law of England; and Containing Full Explanations of the Technical Terms and Phrases Thereof, Both Ancient and Modern. Including the Various Legal Terms Used in Commercial Business; Together with a Translation of Latin Law Maxims, and Selected Titles from the Civil, Scotch, and Indian Law, Stevens, page 349Synonyms: knight of the post
- obsoleteA basket carrier; a low-status porter who carries goods in a basket.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA knight of the post; a professional false witness.
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