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Palmere, -er, -ar, n.¹ Also: -are, -air. [ME. and e.m.E. palmere (a 1300), -er, -are, paulmer, AF. palmer, paumer, OF. palmier, paumier, med. L. palmarius.] A palmer or pilgrim, esp. one who had made the pilgrimage to the Holy Land; an itinerant pilgrim who lived upon alms.In the later dial., a shabbily dressed person, one who is or resembles a tramp or vagrant (Jam.).Also attrib. 1204 Liber Dryburgh 163.
Presente … Hugone Palmer 1379 Exch. R. II. 592.
Compotum Johannis Palmare a1400 Leg. S. xxvi. 983.
The fend … come to the ȝet In lyknes of a palmere ? 1384 Reg. Great S. 172/1.
Gregorius dictus chepman … Johanni Palmer filio suo a1500 Colk. Sow i. 53.
Scho callit to hir cheir … A … practand palmair [: perdonair] Ib. ii. 29.
One palmar … One aliane come from beyond the se 15.. Sym & Bruder 5.
Thir palmaris twa 15.. Clar. iii. 1908.
Clariodus … in the forrest happinit him to meit Ane palmer cumand quhilk did on him greit a1568 Scott i. 85.
Pilgrimes and palmaris past with thame betuene 1584 Edinb. Test. XIV. 145 b.
To the freindis of McWalter the palmer xxx s.attrib. 15.. Clar. iii. 1927.
Thus went he furth in palmer weid allone