GLOSSARY
arquebusier - gunsmith
aussy - also (now aussi)
autre - another
barques - boat
boulanger - baker
bourgeois - man of independent means or a merchant
bourlier sellier - bourrelier = saddle merchant or maker; sellier = saddle maker
briquetier - brick maker
chaudronnier - boiler maker
chirurgien - surgeon
cloutier - nail maker or nail smith
conversse - a religious person charged with manual labour (now converse)
couroyer - currier
coutellier - knife or cutlery maker (now coutelier)
domestique - servant
drappier - clothier (now drapier)
dud. - short for ‘dudit’ and means ‘said’ - as in ‘daughter of said doctor’
engaigé - hired hand
escuyer - cavalier or squire
faiseur de rets - net maker
ferendinier - a worker in silk & wool used to make clothing
fermier - farmer
feu - late (as deceased)
fille - daughter
fils - son
fourbisseur d'espee - sword grinder
freres gris Donnés - probably a religious order
habittant - resident, usually as head of family (now habitant)
icelluy - contracted or indentured.
imprimeur - printer
jumeaux - twin
jumelles - twins
leur fils - their son
mariez en france - married but wife is in France
Masson - mason
mathellot - sailor / seaman (now matelot)
menuisier - joiner or carpenter
musnier - probably meusnier: miller
nepveu - nephew
neveu - nephew (son neveu = his nephew)
niece - niece
non mariez - not married
orpheuvre - jeweller; gold or silver smith (now orfeuvre)
patissier - confectioner
pensionnaire - boarder
pentionnaire - probably the same as pensionnaire
poigneure - ?
prestre - priest
professe - when a nun takes final vows, she ‘professe’s
religieuse - nun or sister
sabottier - wooden shoe maker
saulnier - salt merchant or salt gatherer
sellier - saddler
serrurier - locksmith
sieur - sire (a title)
soeur - nun or sister
taillandier - maker of cutting tools
tailleur d'habits - tailor; habits means suits (as in men’s 2-pce suits)
thonellier - cooper (now tonnelier)
tisseran - weaver (now tisserand)
ve. - abbreviation: widow / widower
vefve - widow (now veuve)
veuf - widower
vollontaires - volunteer
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