regratus

regratus, ~um [AN regrat] , (act or practice of) regrating. b ? license to regrate, ? premises from which goods (in quot. meat) are regrated, ? (coll.) goods acquired to resell at a higher price (in accordance with the practice of regrating). c1270 quod nullus ‥ emat carnes nec pisces frixas ante horam terciarum vendendum ad ~um Arch. Bridgw. 10; 1278 quod Ric’ de N. de cetero non faciet ~um de tinctur’ nec granarium tenebit Rec. Leic. I 170. b 1279 nec uxores carnificum qui ~um tenent carnes non vendant crudas Rec. Leic. I 181 (v. regrator a).

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