pachter, noun

/ˈpaxtə(r)/
Origin:
South African DutchShow more South African Dutch, pacht, pagt see pacht + agential suffix -er.
obs. except in historical contexts
One holding the monopoly license for the retailing of wine and spirits in a particular town or district.
1823, 1824 [see pacht].
1824 W.J. Burchell Trav. II. 145There were..a town butcher and baker, and a pagter, (pakter) or retailer of wine and brandy; who are appointed by licence from the landdrost.
1832 Graham’s Town Jrnl 16 Feb. 30Had the ‘Pachter’ thought of any thing but his annual monopoly ten years ago, meeting houses and Sunday Schools would not now be undermining us in the name of Religion.
1857 Cape Monthly Mag. II. Sept. 158Their forefathers, having first deposited a tithe of their vintage at the Government stores as a ‘royalty,’ in vain sought buyers for the remainder, unless the Company, or the ‘farmer’ of the right to vend wines (pagter) were inclined to purchase at the prices which the Government fixed.
1862 Abstracts in Cape Stat. p.xlivAll persons carrying wine or brandy in the streets to be required to prove that they have purchased from the ‘pachter’ or farmer of the sale of wines.
1955 L.G. Green Karoo 93There was also a town butcher and baker, and a pagter or a retailer of wine and brandy.
1972 A. Scholefield Wild Dog Running 101He turned to the pachter behind the counter and said, ‘Two more of the same,’ putting down a golden sovereign to pay.
One holding the monopoly license for the retailing of wine and spirits in a particular town or district.
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