"sumpter" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈsʌmptə/ Forms: sumpters [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English, from Old French sommetier (“pack-horse driver”), from Late Latin *sagmatarius, from Latin sagma, from Ancient Greek σάγμα (ságma, “pack-saddle”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|-}} Middle English, {{der|en|fro|sommetier||pack-horse driver}} Old French sommetier (“pack-horse driver”), {{der|en|LL.|*sagmatarius}} Late Latin *sagmatarius, {{der|en|la|sagma}} Latin sagma, {{der|en|grc|σάγμα||pack-saddle}} Ancient Greek σάγμα (ságma, “pack-saddle”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} sumpter (plural sumpters)
  1. (historical) The driver of a packhorse. Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-sumpter-en-noun-uQHLa3-N Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 45 54 1 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 45 53 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 45 53 2
  2. (historical) A packhorse; a beast of burden. Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-sumpter-en-noun-oK2jqSFg Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 45 54 1 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 45 53 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 45 53 2
  3. (obsolete) A pack; a burden. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-sumpter-en-noun-wXaLeHqy
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: Sumpter in the Encyclopædia Britannica (11th edition, 1911)

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