portmannus

portmannus [ME portman < AS portmann] , citizen of a town, townsman, (~us capitalis) member of the town council, one who takes part in the administration of a town, councillor. 1200 ad eligendum xij capitales ~os de melioribus ‥ ville predicte ad ordinandum pro statu ville Gild Merch. II 117; quum cito predicti xij capitales portmenni fuerant jurati Ib. 118; 1201 omnia precepta ballivorum, coronatorum et capitalium portmennorum Ib. 119; 1446 ballivi ‥ ac quattuor alii burgenses ejusdem ville de duodecim ~is ville illius [Gippeswici] ChartR 188 m. 16; 1446 per ballivos, ~os, et totam villatam ville Gippewici Gild Merch. II 127.

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