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Subject: [HWE] Re:What are these occupations?
Date: Sun, 14 Dec 2003 13:13:00 EST

Some suggestions off the top of my head:
Me equals master , abbreviated form of maitre ,
So Maitre orphevre equals master goldsmith ( in Paris there's the Quai des
Orfevres , named after them )
Vittrier equals glazier
Substitut equals substitute - depending on context it could mean different
occupations
Escuyer - meaning will depend on the date - it's the same as the English word
squire , but the meaning will be very date dependent.

Comments from real experts welcomed <grin>

Robert Hillier
PS I omit accents - they seem to come out as weirdities via email

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