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virgatarius

1 virgatarius [virgata+-arius], tenant of a yardland, virgater. 1234 R. B. tenet j virgatam terre ‥ A. J. tenet j virgatam terre ‥ et sciendum quod omnes predicti ~ii solebant operari et arare aruras consuetudinarias Cust. Glast. 149; 1244 averabit cum ‥ participe suo ‥ sicut dimidii ~ii qui debent averagium Cart. Rams. I 442; 1300 sunt ibi ij ~ii, xxiij dimidii ~ii, x ferlingatarii, et xx cotarii tenentes in villenagio (Wilts) IPM 95/7; 1449 de j custumario tenente ij virgatas terre, xj ~iis, et xiij semivirgatariis (Pipe Wint.) Crawley 485.
2 virgatarius [cf. virgator], official who carries a rod or staff, wand-bearer, verger (cf. virgator 2). 1375 in denariis distributis pauperibus, una cum ‥ rewardo facto ‥ virgatar' DCWestm. 23702.

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