| Name | Term description |
|---|---|
| NameKaichpeller |
Term description Tennis-court keeper or attendant |
| NameKeeper |
Term description One in charge of maintaining or guarding, usually a building |
| NameKeeper of cantine |
Term description One in charge of maintaining or guarding, usually a building |
| NameKeilman |
Term description Dealer in keel (ruddle for marking sheep) or a furnaceman ('keill' or 'kill' was a Scots word for 'kiln') |
| NameKertar |
Term description One who makes or drives carts |
| NameKing's boatman |
Term description One who works in a boat |
| NameKing's remembrancer |
Term description Officer charged with collecting debts to the Sovereign |
| NameKing's smith |
Term description One appointed by the court to work metals |
| NameKing's weigher |
Term description One appointed by the court to weigh and measure goods |
| NameKing's-boatman |
Term description One who operates a boat used by the Royal household |
| NameKintyre-pursuivant |
Term description A member of the Lyon court |
| NameKirk officer |
Term description One employed in an official capacity, often in the Customs or in local administration |
| NameKnight |
Term description Lowest rank of nobility |
| NameKnight-marischall |
Term description Office held by Sir John Keith, 3rd son of the 6th Earl Marischal |
| NameKnock-maker |
Term description Mallet maker (for beating linen etc.) |
| NameKnycht |
Term description Lowest rank of nobility |
| NameKT |
Term description Knight |
| NameKy/kyne |
Term description Heifer ('ky' was the singular; 'kyne' the plural). Variants included 'quey', 'coy' or 'quoy'. For more information, see our guide to <a href="/guides/agricultural-produce-and-livestock">agricultural produce and livestock</a>. |
| NameKy and followers |
Term description A cow with calves. For more information, see our guide to <a href="/guides/agricultural-produce-and-livestock">agricultural produce and livestock</a>. |
| NameKibes |
Term description Chilblains |
| NameKinkhoast |
Term description Whooping cough |
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