Knife (title)
The title and salutation Messer ("Messere") is often found in Italian short stories and historical works of the late Middle Ages and the Renaissance.
The origin comes from the old French, missire (mio signore), and was also introduced into the English language at the end of the Middle Ages. "Messer" is emphasized on the second syllable.
The title knife is equivalent to the Latin "Dominus" ("Lord") and was initially reserved for higher classes such as knights and judges. Its use was " still fairly precise in the Quattrocento ; but see what Franco Sacchetti reports about the hunt for titles that began in his day (Nov. 153)."
In general, the following applies: "Respectful address; it was also used in relation to knights, judges and public employees".
Footnotes
- ^ C. Battisti and G. Alessio: Dizionario etimologico italiano. G. Barbera editore, 1968. Firenze
- ↑ See Ferdinand Schevill: Medieval and Renaissance Florence I., Harper & Row, New York 1963, p. 165
- ^ Vito R. Giustiniani: Alamanno Rinuccini 1426–1499, materials and research on the history of Florentine humanism, Cologne 1965, p. 117, footnote 1
- ^ Dictionary of the Accademia della Crusca. In: Lexicon of the Italian Language. Retrieved October 31, 2012 .