butleressn.

Brit.

/ˈbʌtlərᵻs/,

/bʌtləˈrɛs/, U.S.

/ˈbətlərəs/

Forms: see butler n. and -ess suffix¹.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: butler n., -ess suffix¹.

Etymology: < butler n. + -ess suffix¹.

Now chiefly historical or archaic.

A female butler.The gender-neutral butler is now usually preferred.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > subjection > service > servant > personal or domestic servant > domestic servant > [noun] > butler > woman

butleress?1614

?1614 G. Chapman tr. Homer Odysses iii. 42 His sweet-wine cup..Which now the Butleresse [Gk. ταμίη] had leaue t'employ.

1796 T. Pennant Hist. Whiteford & Holywell 23 It seems that the butleress, or female butler, had, in her repeated visits to the cellar, sipped too plentifully of the cwrw.

1860 Sat. Rev. 7 Jan. 13/1 Is the porter to be a daughter of the plough? What of the committee, the stewardess, and the butleress?

1895 Table Talk Sept. 322/1 The two butleresses she employs at present are handsome twin Swedes.

1915 J. M. Lippmann Burkeses Amy vii. 91 Amy noticed she had her working-apron on... ‘My stars, Ellen, but you're a fearful stylish butleress!’ she jibed.

1977 Times 28 July 8/5 The butleress (or is that contrary to the Equal Opportunities Commission ruling?) tells me there is a telephone call.

1999 Gleaner (Kingston, Jamaica) 13 July b12/2 Shortly after the first World War, she was persuaded to go to Kingston by Mr. R. E. Bonitto to run his household as a butleress.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2018; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	butleress
释义	butleressn. Brit. /ˈbʌtlərᵻs/, /bʌtləˈrɛs/, U.S. /ˈbətlərəs/ Forms: see butler n. and -ess suffix¹. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: butler n., -ess suffix¹. Etymology: < butler n. + -ess suffix¹. Now chiefly historical or archaic. A female butler.The gender-neutral butler is now usually preferred. ΘΚΠ society > authority > subjection > service > servant > personal or domestic servant > domestic servant > [noun] > butler > woman butleress?1614 ?1614 G. Chapman tr. Homer Odysses iii. 42 His sweet-wine cup..Which now the Butleresse [Gk. ταμίη] had leaue t'employ. 1796 T. Pennant Hist. Whiteford & Holywell 23 It seems that the butleress, or female butler, had, in her repeated visits to the cellar, sipped too plentifully of the cwrw. 1860 Sat. Rev. 7 Jan. 13/1 Is the porter to be a daughter of the plough? What of the committee, the stewardess, and the butleress? 1895 Table Talk Sept. 322/1 The two butleresses she employs at present are handsome twin Swedes. 1915 J. M. Lippmann Burkeses Amy vii. 91 Amy noticed she had her working-apron on... ‘My stars, Ellen, but you're a fearful stylish butleress!’ she jibed. 1977 Times 28 July 8/5 The butleress (or is that contrary to the Equal Opportunities Commission ruling?) tells me there is a telephone call. 1999 Gleaner (Kingston, Jamaica) 13 July b12/2 Shortly after the first World War, she was persuaded to go to Kingston by Mr. R. E. Bonitto to run his household as a butleress. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2018; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.?1614
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