| Name | Term description |
|---|---|
| NameM.S. |
Term description Male servant, maiden surname, merchant service |
| NameMacer |
Term description Mace bearer, usher in a court of law |
| NameMacer before Court of Session |
Term description Mace bearer, usher in a court of law |
| NameMachinery wright |
Term description One who makes machinery |
| NameMagistrate |
Term description Judge in local court |
| NameMail maker |
Term description Preparer and seller of (oat)meal |
| NameMaillmaker |
Term description Preparer and seller of (oat)meal |
| NameMajor |
Term description Commissioned army rank, in charge of battalion |
| NameMajor-general |
Term description Senior commissioned army rank, senior to lieutenant-general |
| NameMalter |
Term description Processor of barley etc into malt (for brewing or distilling) |
| NameMaltmaker |
Term description Processor of barley etc into malt (for brewing or distilling) |
| NameMaltman |
Term description Processed barley into malt for brewing |
| NameMaltmill-maker |
Term description One who makes mills for preparing malt |
| NameMaltster |
Term description Processor of barley etc into malt (for brewing or distilling) |
| NameMan cook |
Term description One who prepares general hot food |
| NameMan of weir |
Term description Wirman, fighting man, soldier |
| NameManager |
Term description One in charge, usually of shop or factory |
| NameManager of a business |
Term description One in charge, usually of shop or factory |
| NameManager of a ropery |
Term description One in charge, usually of shop or factory |
| NameMantua maker |
Term description Bonnet maker |
| NameManufacturer |
Term description Maker |
| NameMarble-cutter |
Term description One who cuts blocks of marble |
| NameMarble-mason |
Term description One who works in marble, probably for building stone |
| NameMarchant |
Term description Buyer and seller of goods |
| NameMarchioness |
Term description Wife of Marquis, second rank of nobility, above Countess and below Duchess |
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