Chaucer.
A rare medieval English surname from Old French.
Meaning & usage
A rare medieval English surname from Old French.
A rare medieval English surname from Old French. Geoffrey Chaucer, a 14th-century English poet and author, best remembered for The Canterbury Tales; (by extension) his works.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English Chaucer, from Old French chaucier (“hose-maker, hosier”), from chauces (“clothing for the legs, breeches, pantaloons, hose”). Compare the modern loanword chausse.
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