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jailer (n.)
also
gaoler
, late 14c., from Old North French
gayolierre
, Old French
jaioleur
(Modern French
geôlier
), agent noun from
jaole
/
geole
(see
jail
(n.)).
Jail-keeper
is attested from 1620s.
