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Fermerere

Fer′mer-ere

,
Noun.
[OF.
enfermerier
, fr.
enfermerie
infirmary. See
Infirmary
.]
The officer in a religious house who had the care of the infirmary.
[Obs.]

Definition 2024

fermerere

fermerere

Middle English

Noun

fermerere (plural fermereres)

  1. The officer in charge of the infirmary in a religious house.
    (Can we find and add a quotation of Chaucer to this entry?)

Etymology

From Old French enfermerier, from enfermerie ‎(“infirmary”). See infirmary.

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