taper

taper, ~era [AS tapur], sort of wax candle, taper. 1337 item xx li. cere pro iij ~eris de stauro precium x s. Househ. Ac. 204; 1389 sustentabunt ‥ viginti et septem ~eres super unam perticam in ecclesia de Becclys, qui ardebant omnibus diebus dominicis Guild Cert. 45/398; c1464 xx d. solutis pro vasto et factura unius candele de tapyr’ ponderantis xvj li. Househ. Ac. 579; iij li. cere pro quadam candela sive ~era annuatim inde faciend' Entries 78vb.