Chaucerians

Chaucerians
n. one who studies the writings of Chaucer (English poet) adj. pertaining to Chaucer or his works (English poet)

English contemporary dictionary. 2014.

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  • makar — mak·ar (mäʹkər, māʹ ) n. Chiefly Scots A poet.   [Middle English, variant of maker, maker, poet.] * * * ▪ Scottish literature also spelled  Maker (Scottish: “maker,” or “poet”),  plural  Makaris, or Makeris,  also called  Scottish Chau …   Universalium

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