obsonator
Examples
“Thus also in Caius College the Obsonator and Dispensator were Scholars, and the Promus too: but this was altered in 1634 — “cum multa incommoda et non leve damnum Collegium sæpius sustinuit″ and it was determined to elect⟳ some “virum idoneum et non Scholarum.””
“1814. The offices of Obsonator, or Manciple, and Cook⟳ severed. Tuition fees to be increased, viz. Gentlemen Commoners to twenty-six guineas, Scholars and Commoners to thirteen guineas.”
“He looked down at Demetrius, the Obsonator, who sat on a platform several feet below him. “Will you have⟳ them bring⟳ in the cask? I confess, Demetrius, that I am anxious about it. It is an experiment⟳ this time.””
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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