bæcestre

bæcestre, f.n: a baker; (specifically) female baker. (BACK-es-truh / ˈbæ-kɛs-trə)

Detail of bread baking in a psalter. Belgium, mid-1200s. Los Angeles, J. Paul Getty Museum, MS. 14, f. 8v. [blogs.getty.edu]

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