fōstor-fæder

fōstor-fæder, m.n: foster-father, guardian. (FO-stor-FAD-er / ˈfoː-stɔr-ˌfæ-dɛr)

Medieval manuscript image of Joseph adjusting Mary’s pillow while she nurses Christ from her oddly disembodied breast.
The Holy Family in a psalter; England, early 13th century; British Library, Royal MS 1 D X, f. 1v. [aclerkofoxford.blogspot.com]

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