Alanorarius

Edit links
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is the current revision of this page, as edited by Chongkian (talk | contribs) at 10:14, 12 February 2024 (leave two blank lines between the first stub template and whatever precedes it per WP:STUBSPACING). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this version.

(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)

An alanorarius, in ancient European customs, was a keeper or manager of spaniels, or setting-dogs, for the sports of hunting and falconry.[1]

The word is formed from the Gothic Alan, a greyhound.

References[edit]

  1. ^ The English Encyclopædia: Being a Collection of Treatises, and a Dictionary of Terms, Illustrative of the Arts and Sciences. G. Kearsley. 1802.

Public Domain This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chambers, Ephraim, ed. (1728). "Alanorarius". Cyclopædia, or an Universal Dictionary of Arts and Sciences (1st ed.). James and John Knapton, et al.


Stub icon

This Europe-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Stub icon

This hunting-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Stub icon

This job-, occupation-, or vocation-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Alanorarius&oldid=1206513021"