Alanorarius Explained

An alanorarius, in ancient European customs, was a keeper or manager of spaniels, or setting-dogs, for the sports of hunting and falconry.^[1]

The word is formed from the Gothic Alan, a greyhound.

Notes and References

1. Book: The English Encyclopædia: Being a Collection of Treatises, and a Dictionary of Terms, Illustrative of the Arts and Sciences. 1802. G. Kearsley.