sumpter noun & adjective. ['sʌm(p)tǝ] arch. ME.
[Old French som(m)etier from Proto-Romance from late Latin sagma, sagmat-: see SUMMER noun², -ER². Cf. SEAM noun².]
A. noun.
1. The driver of a packhorse. ME-E17.

2. A packhorse; a beast of burden. L16.

3. A pack, a saddle-bag. Now rare. L16.
b. attrib. or as adjective (freq. hyphenated).
1. Designating a driver of a packhorse. LME-E18.

2. Designating an animal used for carrying a pack. LME.

3. Designating anything covering or carried by such an animal. M16.

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