butlery

[buht-luh-ree]

noun, plural but·ler·ies.

a butler's room or pantry; buttery.

Nearby words

butler, joseph,
butler, nicholas murray,
butler, pierce,
butler, samuel,
butlerage,
buto,
butoconazole nitrate,
butorphanol,
butsu,
butsudan

Origin of butlery

First recorded in 1250–1300, butlery is from the Middle English word botelerie. See butler, -y³

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Examples from the Web for butlery

It is for butlery, as chancery (see p. 88) is for chancelry.
The Romance of Words (4th ed.)|Ernest Weekley

British Dictionary definitions for butlery

butlery

noun plural -leries

a butler's room

another name for buttery 2 (def. 1)

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