† stivour Obs.
[a. OF. *estiveor, agent-n. f. estiver to play on the estive: see stive n.5]
A performer on a kind of bagpipe.
13.. Guy Warw. (1891) 396 Organisters & gode stiuours. 13.. K. Alis. 2566 (Laud MS.), Mery is þe blast of þe styuour. c 1330 Arth. & Merl. 6558 Þer were trumpes & fiþelers & stiuours & tabourers. |