Meaning

2 senses
  1. (countable)A butler's pantry; a serving pantry.

  2. (uncountable)The work or role of a butler.

Origin

From Middle English buttillary, buttlarye, botelerye, botelerie, from Old French boteiller

From Middle English buttillary, buttlarye, botelerye, botelerie, from Old French boteillerie, butelerie and Medieval Latin butellaria.

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Forms

plural: butleries

Word family

2 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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