medarius

medarius [cf. 1 meda] , one who makes or sells mead. b (mon.) officer in charge of mead. 1200 Alexander ~ius Cart. Osney I 124; a1225 terram Alexandri ~ii Ib. 120.  b 1202 per servicium quatuor summarum mirti reddendarum ‥ ~io Fines RC II 81; 1203 prior, subprior et ~ius (Lit. Papae) Domerh. Glast. 415; 1234 custos refectorii recipiet annuatim de ~io pro magno mandato ad opus conventus quinque sextaria, duas lagenas, et duas partes unius lagene boni medonis Cust. Glast. 6; 1258 vicarius solvet ‥ ~io Glaston’ ij s. vj d. Ib. 56.