In French administrative history, an official responsible for counting or organizing groups of twelve, particularly among wool merchants or artisans.
From French douzaine plus the suffix -ier indicating an official or specialist. This was a specific medieval and early modern French administrative position.
The 'douzainiers' were the quality-control inspectors of the medieval wool trade—they made sure merchants didn't cheat by using false dozens, showing early consumer protection!
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