pregoeiro

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Galician

Etymology

Attested from the 13th century. Pregón (announcement) +‎ -eiro. Cognate with Spanish pregonero.

Pronunciation

Noun

pregoeiro m (plural pregoeiros)

  1. (historical) crier; town crier; town auctioneer
    • c. 1295, R. Lorenzo, editor, La traducción gallega de la Crónica General y de la Crónica de Castilla, Ourense: I.E.O.P.F, page 533:
      Et fezerõ sobir hũu pregoeyro ena torre da mezquita que era çerca do alcaçer
      They made a crier go up to the mosque tower near the Moor's castle
    • 1399, M. Lucas Alvarez & M. J. Justo Martín (eds.), Fontes documentais da Universidade de Santiago de Compostela. Pergameos da serie Bens do Arquivo Histórico Universitario (Anos 1237-1537). Santiago: Consello da Cultura Galega, page 268:
      Fernan de Carnota, pregoeyro da dita villa de Muro, o qual Fernan de Carnota pregoou altas vozes em publica plaça as ditas herdades
      Fernán de Carnota, crier of this town of Muros; this Fernán de carnota announced out loud in public space these properties
    • 1437, X. Ferro Couselo, editor, A vida e a fala dos devanceiros. Escolma de documentos en galego dos séculos XIII ao XVI, Vigo: Galaxia, page 295:
      Ano Domini millessimo CCCC XXX VII, a XI dias de jullyo, Domingo Fernandes, pregoeiro, feso venda et remataçón de tres legóos et hua machada
      AD 1437, July 11, Domingo Fernández, crier, sold and auctioned three hoes and an axe
  2. person (usually a celeb) who officially and publicly announces with a speech the town's festivities

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