Crier

Crier
This very unusual and interesting name is of Old French origin, introduced into England by the Normans after the Conquest of 1066. Cryer, and its variant form Crier, is an occupational surname for a town crier, one who was employed to make public announcements in a loud voice; this was usually an appointment made by the local court of justice. The name derives from the Old French and Middle English "criere" the nominative of "crieur", crier, a derivative of the verb "crier", to cry aloud, from the Latin "Quiritate". The development of the surname has included the following examples: Robert le Crieur (1269, Northumberland), Johanna Cryour (1379, Yorkshire), and Alicia Crioure (1379, ibid). Among the recordings of the name in London is that of the marriage of John Cryer and Mary Stermore, at St. James's, Duke's Place, on November 9th 1679. The first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of Geoffrey le Criur, which was dated 1221, in the "Hertfordshire Curia Rolls", during the reign of King Henry 111, known as "The Frenchman", 1216 - 1272. 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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  • crier — [ krije ] v. <conjug. : 7> • Xe; lat. pop. °critare, contract. de quiritare « appeler les citoyens au secours » I ♦ V. intr. 1 ♦ Jeter un ou plusieurs cris. ⇒ beugler, brailler, bramer, s égosiller, s époumoner, glapir, gueuler, hurler.… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • crier — CRIER. v. n. Jeter un ou plusieurs cris. Ne faites pas crier cet enfant. Laissez le crier. Il crie de toute sa force. Il crioit si fort, que ... Il doit faire à l imparfait et au subjonctif, Nouscrîions, vous crîiez, etc. f♛/b] On dit familièrem …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie Française 1798

  • crier — Crier. v. n. Jetter un ou plusieurs cris. Quand on le bat, il crie. ne faites pas crier cet enfant. laissez le crier. il crie de toute sa force. il crioit si fort que, &c. il crioit comme un perdu, comme un fou, comme un enragé, comme un… …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie française

  • Crier — Cri er (kr? ?r), n. [Cf. F. crieur. See {Cry}.] One who cries; one who makes proclamation. Specifically, an officer who proclaims the orders or directions of a court, or who gives public notice by loud proclamation; as, a town crier. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • crier — early 13c. as a surname; as an officer of the courts, late 13c., agent noun from CRY (Cf. cry); town crier sense is late 14c …   Etymology dictionary

  • crier — [krī′ər] n. 1. a person who cries 2. a) an official who shouts out announcements, as in a court b) TOWN CRIER 3. a person who shouts out announcements about his or her wares; huckster …   English World dictionary

  • crier — index harbinger, informer (a person who provides information) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • crier — CRÍER s.m. v. creier. Trimis de LauraGellner, 13.09.2007. Sursa: DEX 98 …   Dicționar Român

  • crier — (kri é), je criais, nous criions, vous criiez ; que je crie, que nous criions, que vous criiez ; je crierai ; je crierais ; on écrit aussi quelquefois crîrai, crîrais v. n. 1°   Faire un ou plusieurs cris. Écoutez, l enfant crie. Le chien battu… …   Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • CRIER — v. n. Jeter un ou plusieurs cris. Ne faites pas crier cet enfant. Laissez le crier. Il crie de toute sa force. Il criait si fort, que... Un chien qui crie parce qu on le bat. On entendait crier les hiboux. Fam., Crier comme un perdu, comme un fou …   Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 7eme edition (1835)

  • CRIER — v. intr. Jeter un ou plusieurs cris. Ne faites pas crier cet enfant. Laissez le crier. Il crie de toute sa force. Un chien qui crie parce qu’on le bat. On entendait crier les hiboux. Fam., Crier comme un perdu, comme un fou, comme un enragé,… …   Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 8eme edition (1935)

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