tentor

tentor, ōris, m.,

• a holder, a sort of servant or attendant employed at chariot-races, Inscr. Grut. 339, 5; 340, 3.

tentor, ōris, m., ein Diener beim Wagenrennen, Corp. inscr. Lat. 2, 4314 u. 6, 10046. – Außerdem tentor (der Dehner), Femin. tentrīx (die Dehnerin) angef. b. Prisc. part. XII vers. Aen. 5. § 108. p. 484, 4 K.

1 tentor [CL tenere+-tor] 1 one who holds or controls, (esp. ~or carucae or sim.) driver (of plough), ploughman. 1267 in liber' j carectarii, iij carucariorum, iij tynctorum, et j bercarii Pipe Wint. 11M59/B1/46 r. 21; 1273 in liberatione iiij tenorum carucarum MinAc 768/7 m. 1d.; 1296 opera iiij custumar' debent allocari, videlicet prepositi, duorum tinctorum, et unius fugatoris IPM 80/6; c1297 in stipendiis j carectarii, iij tenatorum per annum xxiv s. Ac. Cornw 9; c1311 uterque ~or caruce, et fugator cujuslibet caruce, habebunt cibum semel in die Cust. Battle 149. 2 holder (of property), tenant. c1429 ~ores ‥ venellarum solvant omnia et singula arreragia Doc. Bev. 20; 1442 fines pro ‥ alienacionibus terrarum et tenementorum ad voluntatem dominorum ejusdem manerii ~orum durante termino subscripto factos Paston Let. 10; 1515 ~orum, possessorum, aut occupatorum Foed. XIII 479. 3 holder, supporter, defender (of opinion, faith, or sim.). 1409 errores et hereses ac ~ores et defensores earundum Conc. III 323; c1412 nullam predictarum conclusionum aut alicujus earum sentenciam docebit, defendet, aut tenebit ‥ nec aliquem doctorem, defensorem, aut ~orem hujusmodi ‥ juvabit StatOx 222. 4 keeper (of animals), herdsman. 1234 tinctores debent per totum annum bene custodire boves domini tam in hyeme quam in estate Cust. Glast. 102; 1260 sciendum quod necessarie sunt iij caruce ad dictam terram colendam, et quod sint ibi duo tinctores ad dictos boves custodiendos Ib. 220.

2 tentor v. 1 tentorium

tentŏr, ōris, m. , celui qui tend : Prisc. Vers. Æn. 5, 108 || celui qui attèle les chevaux : Inscr.