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minerarius

minerarius [minera+-arius] 1 (as adj.) rich in minerals or having mines. Mendippi colles ‥ ~ios vocat Lelandus, et recte opinor, ‥ plumbi enim fodinis opulenti Camd. Br. 196. 2 miner, one who undermines wall or digs for minerals. 1264 cum mittamus ‥ ~ios, quorum quilibet percipit per septimanam duos solidos Cl 349; 1300 cum xij ~iis missis per eundem vicecom’ AcWardr 63; 1302 de ~iis de Haliwell solventibus xx s. pro libertatibus suis habendis MinAc 771/2 m. 4; 1310 quod dicti sagittar’ armis competentibus muniti et predicti ~ii sint ad R’ ad dictos diem et locum prompti RScot 91b; 1357 quod ~ii ‥ remanentes in dicta minera ‥ habeant et teneant metas recedencium et se subtrahencium de dicto opere Enr. Chester 39 r. 1.

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