† ˈpaler Obs.
[f. pale v.1 + -er1.]
One who puts up a paling or fence; an officer of a park charged with keeping the fences in repair.
| 1464 Mann. & Househ. Exp. (Roxb.) 275 My mastyr payd to the paler for wagys, vj. s. viij. d. 1647 Haward Crown Revenue 51 Paler of the Park. 1670 St. Papers, Dom. 14 The offices of Keeper of the Middle Park and Bushy Park, and of paler thereof. 1800 D. Lysons Env. London, Suppl. 74 With the custody of the parks, has been held two other offices, called paler of the parks, and mower of the brakes. |