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manqueller

noun

Etymology

From Middle English manquellere, equivalent to man + queller.

  1. inherited from manquellere

Definitions

  1. A killer of men

    A killer of men; a manslayer; executioner.

  2. A murderer.

    • Wilt thou kill God's officers and the king's? Ah, thou honey-seed rogue! Thou art a honey-seed, a man-queller, and a woman-queller.
    • you must vnderstand , that this was not Kayne the manqueller , but one of a gentler spirit , and milder sex

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA