Bear-leader Knowpia

A bear-leader was historically a man who led bears about the country.^{[clarification needed]} In the Middle Ages and the Tudor period, these animals were chiefly used in the blood sport of bear-baiting and were led from village to village. Performing bears were also common; their keepers were generally Frenchmen or Italians.^[1]

Later, the phrase bear-leader came colloquially to mean a tutor or guardian, who escorted any young man of rank or wealth on his travels.^[2]

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^ One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Bear-Leader". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 3 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 582.
^ Chisholm 1911.

[EB1911-1] One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Bear-Leader". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 3 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 582.

[FOOTNOTEChisholm1911-2] Chisholm 1911.

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