noun
Meaning 1
An officer in charge of the town walls, or their repairs.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
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Standard Lemma guide
murenger
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Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation: /ˈmjʊəɹɨnd͡ʒə/
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US: /ˈmjʊɹənd͡ʒəɹ/
History
Etymology
From Middle English murager, from Old French muragier (“an officer in charge of town walls, receiving toll for repairs”), from murage (“tax levied for the building or repairing of town walls”), from Latin murus (“a wall”) + -aticum.