"fermour" meaning in Middle English

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Noun

IPA: /fɛrˈmuːr/, /ˈfɛrmur/ Forms: fermours [plural]
Etymology: A remodelling of Old French fermier (from Medieval Latin firmarius) after ferme (“lease”) + -our. Etymology templates: {{bor|enm|fro|fermier}} Old French fermier, {{der|enm|ML.|firmarius}} Medieval Latin firmarius, {{af|enm|ferme|-our|id1=lease|t1=lease}} ferme (“lease”) + -our Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} fermour, {{enm-noun}} fermour (plural fermours)
  1. A tax collector entitled to retain their proceeds for a fixed fee. Categories (topical): Property law, Taxation
    Sense id: en-fermour-enm-noun-6bjP4~Kl Disambiguation of Property law: 56 22 23 Disambiguation of Taxation: 76 10 14 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup, Middle English terms suffixed with -our Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 85 6 9 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 83 6 11 Disambiguation of Middle English terms suffixed with -our: 89 4 7
  2. A steward or bailiff (an overseer of an estate)
    Sense id: en-fermour-enm-noun-Ssp9DwD0
  3. A lessee or tenant (who a property is leased to).
    Sense id: en-fermour-enm-noun-Eeiyn0zP
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: ffermer, fermor [rare]

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