thesauraria

Forms

thēsaurāria f (genitive thēsaurāriae); first declension^[1] Köbler also records the spellings thezauraria and tresoria.^[1]

Etymology

It is from Latin thēsaurārius (“treasurer”), from thēsaurus (“treasure”).^[1]

Earliest recorded meaning

Köbler's earliest source is Ademar, in 1020–1034, for the office of treasurer.^[1]

Semantic evolution

In medieval Latin it meant the office of treasurer, a treasurership,^[2][1] and the place where a treasure was kept, a treasury.^[3][1] Du Cange also records it for the sacred vessels and precious furnishings kept in a church's treasury.^[3] A source of 1422 also uses it for a female treasurer.^[1]

Timeline

• 1020–1034 – Ademar uses it.^[1]
• 1308 – A document uses it for the treasures of a church.^[3]
• 1422 – A British source uses it for a female treasurer.^[1]

Meanings

Noun

1. (Medieval Latin) The office of treasurer, treasurership.^[2][3]
2. (Medieval Latin) A treasury, the place where treasure is kept.^[3][1]
3. (Medieval Latin) The sacred vessels and precious furnishings of a church treasury.^[3]
4. (Medieval Latin) A female treasurer.^[1]

References

1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Köbler, Gerhard (2010), Lateinisches Abkunfts- und Wirkungswörterbuch für Altertum und Mittelalter, online ed., koeblergerhard.de
2. ^ a b Niermeyer, J. F. (1976), Mediae Latinitatis Lexicon Minus, Leiden: Brill
3. ^ a b c d e f du Cange, Charles du Fresne, et al. (1883–1887), Glossarium mediae et infimae latinitatis, augmented ed. by Léopold Favre, Niort: L. Favre