wickner Obs. exc. local.
Forms: 1–2 wicnere, 3 wikenere, -are, 5–6 wig(e)ner, 6– wickner.
[OE. w{iacu}cnere, f. w{iacu}cnian, f. w{iacu}ce wike n.]
An official; in spec. use (see quots. 1574).
| c 1000 Ags. Gloss. in Haupt's Zeitschrift (1853) IX. 453 Dispensator,..wicnere. 1155 Charter in Anglia (1884) VII. 220 Swa ful & swa ford swa mine aȝene Wicneres hit sechan scolden. c 1205 Lay. 6704 He sende word bi his beste wikeneren. Ibid. 18175 Imong þat he king wæs: & his wikenares chæs. 1391–2 Duchy of Lancaster Ministers' Acc. 288/4734 (P.R.O.) In alloc[acione] j p[re]pos[iti] j. messor[is] j. collector[is] et iiij Wik[enariorum] videl[ice]t de Gymynham Southreppes Trunch et Monesle. 1485 in C. M. Hoare Hist. E. Angl. Soke (1918) 180 Wegenarius. 15.. Ibid. 132 Y⊇ wigners of Gymi[n]ghm, Trunche, Southrepps, Monisley, & Trymi[n]ghm. 1574 in Orig. Papers Norf. & Norwich Archæol. Soc. (1923) XXI. iii. 386 Agnes Swan widdow..payeth to y⊇ Wickn{supr} of Sydestrond 2s 9{supd} for & in consideracon of rent of Assize, common helpe, moueable rents & other Customes and services. Ibid. 387 There is a wickne{supr} Chosen eu'ry yeare in eu'ry towne through y⊇ Soken & during his yeare his duty is to warne y⊇ Courte & Leete for y⊇ towne where he is chosen wickn{supr} & to warne y⊇ Tennants upon warneing given to him by y⊇ Hayward to doe their workes. Ibid. 388 And further the said wickners office is to distreyne within the towne where he is wickn{supr}. [Ibid., The duties of the modern wickners of the several parishes within the Soke of Gimingham are limited to the periodical collection and payment of certain small rents and fines due to the lord of the manor.] 1614 in C. M. Hoare E. Angl. Soke 132 To goe Wykner for this yere to come. 1633 Ibid. 343, I doe also put the sayd Tho: Playford in authoryty to serve as wickner for my howse Southwood in Northrepes. 1719 Ibid. 132 We chuse Mary Calk widdow to serve y⊇ office of wickner for y⊇ yeare ensuing. |