† monishern.
Obsolete.
A person who admonishes, warns, or exhorts.
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the mind > attention and judgement > judgement or decision > advice > [noun] > adviser or counsellor > admonisher
monishera1382
admonitor1547
admonisher1549
monitioner1556
admonitioner1593
monitrix1611
monitor1616
monitress1748
admonitrix1850
a1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Douce 369(1)) (1850) Isa. xxx. 21 Thin eres shuln heren the wrd bihinde the bac of the monestere [a1425 L.V. hym that monestith; L. monentis].
1483 Catholicon Anglicum (BL Add. 89074) (1881) 243 A Monyschere, hortator, monitor.
1540 J. Palsgrave in tr. G. Gnapheus Comedye of Acolastus sig. Diijv Surely he is a stoute and a hartye monysher, if he monysh any thynge well.
1598 J. Florio Worlde of Wordes Monitore, an admonisher, a warner, an informer, an aduertiser, a monisher, a counsellour.
1624 J. Gee Hold Fast 33 I should seeme rather to be an accuser..then a monisher in..dutie to my Countrey.
1867 New Englander (New Haven, Connecticut) Jan. 38 The Romans thought they had reason to be grateful to their godess Juno for certain monitions which she had given them in crises of their history, and they accordingly built a temple to Juno Moneta, ‘Juno the Monisher’.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2002; most recently modified version published online June 2022).
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