- tronator
- /trowneytar/ A weigher of wool
Black's law dictionary. HENRY CAMPBELL BLACK, M. A.. 1990.
tronator
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Tronator — Tro*na tor, n. [LL. See {Tronage}.] An officer in London whose duty was to weigh wool. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Tron — Weighing machine used in public places, e.g. a market; later, the word came to be used to name a place in a town. The official who weighed goods was known as the tronator. [< OldFr. trone < Lat. trutina = a pair of scales, a balance] Cf.… … Dictionary of Medieval Terms and Phrases
