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Middle English
- manne qwellare, manquellar, manquellare, man-queller, man-quellere, man quellere, man-qweller, manqwhellere, manwheller, man-wheller, menquellere, mon-queller, monquellere
Etymology
From man (“man, person”) + quellere (“killer”).
Pronunciation
Noun
manquellere (plural manquelleres)
- One entrusted with the duty of execution; a hangman.
- A killer or murderer; one who illegally kills.
- (Christianity, figurative) One who leads others towards eternal damnation.
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