Daily Ancestorbracciale
Bracciale in Italian records is an occupation, a laborer who worked with his arms, close to bracciante; in a dictionary it means bracelet.
Bracciale is built on braccio, arm, and as an occupation in records it means a laborer, a man who worked with his arms. Old genealogical word lists translate it simply as laborer and give the close word bracciante as farm laborer. The 1753 land and tax survey of Castelgrande, in the Kingdom of Naples, counted 271 bracciali among its field workers.
Modern dictionaries list bracciale mainly as a bracelet or armband, so a dictionary lookup can mislead you. In an act, after a man's name and age, read it as his work.
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Daily Ancestor. "bracciale." Dictionary of Old Record Words. https://dailyancestor.com/dictionary/italian/bracciale. Last checked 2026-10-28.