Middle English Dictionary Entry
lessǒur n.
Entry Info
| Forms | lessǒur n. |
| Etymology | AF lesso(u)r; cp. CF lais a lease. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
One who lets property on lease.
Associated quotations
- (c1384) Doc.in Bk.Lond.E.232/54 : Also, ȝyf dew Reparacion be noȝth don with lefull warnyng had be seyd lessour, or his Assygnes, with-yn xl dayes After warnyng to holly reentre.