| Name | Term description |
|---|---|
| NameP.L.W. |
Term description Power-loom weaver |
| NamePackman |
Term description Pedlar, travelling merchant |
| NamePainter |
Term description Artist, maker of portraits |
| NamePalfurniour |
Term description Palfurner, groom, man in charge of horses |
| NamePanter |
Term description Painter |
| NamePantoun-heilmaker |
Term description 1. A heel maker for soft shoes or slippers. 2. One who makes separate heels for fitting to shoes |
| NamePaper stainer |
Term description One who colours paper |
| NamePapermaker |
Term description One who makes paper |
| NameParchment maker |
Term description One who prepares skins for use as parchment |
| NamePark-keeper |
Term description One who looks after a park on behalf of its owner |
| NameParochinar/parochiner |
Term description Parishioner |
| NameParson |
Term description Parish clergyman, usually pre-Reformation |
| NamePasment-weifar |
Term description Passement (decorative edging) weaver |
| NamePassenger |
Term description Traveller or possibly a ferryman |
| NamePastry-cook |
Term description One who makes and works with pastry |
| NamePaticer |
Term description One who makes and works with pastry |
| NamePauper |
Term description A person who is destitute, one who is forced to rely on some form of charity or public provision |
| NamePavier |
Term description 1. Paver (of streets, pavements, floors etc). 2. One who works on laying and maintaining the surfaces of roads |
| NamePedagog |
Term description Teacher, instructor |
| NamePedall |
Term description Beadle, church officer |
| NamePeir-weik maker |
Term description One who makes wigs and hairpieces for men and women |
| NamePendicler |
Term description The tenant of a pendicle - a small piece of ground forming part of a larger holding or farm, often let out to a sub-tenant |
| NamePenny-pie-baker |
Term description 1. One who makes cheap pies for sale on the street. 2. One who bakes bread, cakes or pastries |
| NamePensioner |
Term description One in receipt of an allowance, often from the army or navy |
| NamePerfumer |
Term description One who makes and sells perfumes |
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