Originally: an officer responsible for the supply of wine to the royal household. Later: (the title of) an official of high rank in the court of…
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| 释义 | society > authority > office > holder of office > official of royal or great household > [noun] > in charge of food, table, or plate (20) butlerc1325 Originally: an officer responsible for the supply of wine to the royal household. Later: (the title of) an official of high rank in the court of… asseour1448 An officer who superintended the laying of the king's table for dinner. Cf. assayer, n. 3 and assewer, n. yeoman of the ewery1450 yeoman for the mouth1455 (see mouth, n. 2d). yeoman of the bottles1455 lardiner1469 An official who has charge of a larder. Obsolete except as the title of an honorary office (see quot. 1887). yeoman of the buttery1473 surveyora1475 One who has the oversight or superintendence of a person or thing; an overseer, supervisor. An officer of the royal or other great household who… assewer1478 An officer who superintended the placing of a banquet on the table, or who himself carried in and arranged the dishes; a sewer. (In the Coll. Ordi… larderer1483 One who has charge of a larder. yeoman of the cellar1508 bread-bearer1518 (the title of) an officer of a royal household responsible for supplying or serving bread. groom-grubber1526 An officer in the royal household (see quots.). bottlemana1550 a man employed to assist with bottles; spec. (a) a person who supervises, or is employed in, a wine or beer cellar (now historical); †(b) a servant… yeoman of the larder1585 saucery-man1691 a servant responsible for the preparation of sauces. plateman1842 A man who has charge of the tableware (formerly spec. the silver plate) in a restaurant, hotel, or other large establishment. plate-keeper1843 Subcategories:— position of (1) — who served master with wine (1) |
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