glossatorn.
/ˈɡlɒseɪtə/, /ɡlɒˈseɪtə/, U.S. /ˈɡlɔˌseɪdər/, /ɡlɔˈseɪdər/, /ˈɡlɑˌseɪdər/, /ɡlɑˈseɪdər/ A writer of glosses; a commentator; spec. one of the medieval commentators on the texts of Civil and Canon Law.
ΘΚΠ
society > leisure > the arts > literature > literary and textual criticism > literary criticism > commentary > [noun] > gloss > writer of glosses
glossatorc1380
glozer1380
glosser1603
glossographer1607
glossist1641
glottographer1660
glossary?1706
glossarist1778
glossograph1885
glossarian1887
c1380 J. Wyclif Sel. Wks. III. 258 Þe wordis of þes glosatouris passiþ Goddis lawe.
1550 J. Hooper Ouersight Jonas v. 122 b The glossator interpreteth these wordes in ye Canon of the Masse (Jube hec perferri).
1593 T. Bell Motives Romish Faith Pref. sig. ¶3v The popish parasites, the glossators of the Canons, ascribe more magnificall..titles unto the Pope.
1620 N. Brent tr. P. Sarpi Hist. Councel of Trent viii. 816 Hee forbade all Glossators, and Commentators to expound it.
1726 J. Ayliffe Parergon Juris Canonici Anglicani 29 In this Respect the Glossators Opinion must be false and erroneous in Point of Law.
1822 T. Taylor tr. Apuleius Metamorphosis vii. 164 (note) These words were written by some glossator.
1886 I. M. Rigg in Dict. National Biogr. VI. 145 The Summa or Manual of the civil law compiled by the celebrated glossator, Azo of Bologna.
Derivatives
glossaˈtorial adj. of the nature of glosses.
ΘΚΠ
society > leisure > the arts > literature > literary and textual criticism > literary criticism > commentary > [adjective] > of nature of gloss
exegetical1607
exegetic1652
exegematic1665
glossarial1821
glossatorial1899
1899 Strachan in Philol. Soc. Trans. Jan. From the rest of the glossatorial literature [sc. besides the Würzburg Glosses] have been given only instances which [etc.].
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