obsonator

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obsonator

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noun obsonators

historical, obsolete A caterer, a manciple. 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.”

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@misc{obsonator_2026,
  title = {obsonator},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/obsonator},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}