"brewestere" meaning in Middle English

See brewestere in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈbriu̯(ə)stər(ə)/, /ˈbriu̯(ə)strə/
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  1. brewer

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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