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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