Armailli: nm The armailli (from the Gruyère patois armaye, meaning cow) is the typical shepherd of the Friborg and Vaud Alps and the master-armailli is the head of the cheese farm (the fruit farmer) on the mountain pasture where the herds of cows the summer months pass, from May for the ascent (Alpée or poya) to the descent in September/October (désalpe or rindya).
In the Middle Ages, the cheese dairy was under the control of the seigneuries, both in the mountain pastures and in the valley, the fruit growers were initiated...
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