Poser

Poser
The Poiser or Peiser was the medieval equivalent of the modern "Weights and Measures" or "Standards" Inspector, although "The Poiser" had more civic powers and could order the arrest and trial of manufacturers and shopkeepers found to be supplying inadequate goods. Oddly enough "Poise" remains a slang word in parts of the North of England, and it means basically "to Kich or Knock away". The modern name spelling includes Poyser, Poynser, Poyzer, Peiser, Peizer, Piser, Pyser, Pyzer and Pozer, the name development including Elyas Poyser (1219, Yorkshire), Josceus Le Pesur (1224, Kent), John Poser (1296, Sussex). The first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of Simon Le Pesur. which was dated 1198, in the "Pipe Rolls of County Kent." during the reign of King Richard 1, known as "The Lionheart", 1189 - 1199. Surnames became necessary when governments introduced personal taxation. In England this was known as Poll Tax. Throughout the centuries, surnames in every country have continued to "develop" often leading to astonishing variants of the original spelling.

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  • poser — [ poze ] v. <conjug. : 1> • XIe; « ensevelir » Xe; lat. pop. °pausare I ♦ V. tr. 1 ♦ Mettre (une chose) en un endroit qui peut naturellement la recevoir et la porter. Poser un objet sur une table. Poser qqch. à terre, par terre, sur le sol …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • poser — POSER. v. a. Placer, mettre sur quelque chose. Poser un vase sur un buffet. le poser doucement. prendre garde où l on pose quelque chose, il faut bien regarder dans un lieu glissant où l on doit poser le pied. Il se dit en parlant d Architecture… …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie française

  • Poser — steht für: Poser (Bezeichnung), Person mit Hang zu übertriebener Zurschaustellung Poser (Software), eine 3D Software Pattern oriented Software Engineering, eine Art der Softwareentwicklung Poser ist der Familienname folgender Personen: ein… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • poser — Poser, et asseoir, Collocare, Statuere. Poser et asseoir une armée en une forest, Intra syluam aciem constituere. Mis et posé, Situs. Homme posé et rassis, Homo sedatus, Modestus, Temperans. Posé que tout vienne au rebours et tout autrement qu on …   Thresor de la langue françoyse

  • Poser — Pos er, n. One who, or that which, puzzles; a difficult or inexplicable question or fact. Bacon. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • poser — index enigma Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • poser — one who practices an affected attitude, 1881, agent noun from POSE (Cf. pose) (v.1); revived in teen ager slang by 1983. Meaning question that puzzles is from 1793 from POSE (Cf. pose) (v.2) …   Etymology dictionary

  • poser — ► NOUN 1) a person who poses; a poseur. 2) a puzzling question or problem …   English terms dictionary

  • poser — poser1 [pō′zər] n. a person who poses; esp., a poseur poser2 [pō′zər] n. a baffling question or problem …   English World dictionary

  • Poser — For the pejorative for a person who inauthentically adopts a certain subculture, see poseur. Poser Developer(s) Smith Micro Software Stable release Pro 2012 / September 2011 Operating system Mac OS X, Windows …   Wikipedia

  • POSER — v. tr. Placer, mettre sur quelque chose. Poser un vase sur un buffet. Posez cela doucement sur la table. Poser un paquet à terre, par terre. Poser les armes, Mettre les armes bas, se rendre. Menacé d’encerclement, ce régiment dut poser les armes …   Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 8eme edition (1935)

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