An official responsible for the provision of necessities to an army, city, etc. Now rare (chiefly historical).
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| 释义 | society > armed hostility > warrior > others concerned with military affairs > [noun] > sutler (6) purveyorc1425 An official responsible for the provision of necessities to an army, city, etc. Now rare (chiefly historical). clerk of the victualsc1570 clerk of the victuals, = the victualler of Calais (see victualler, n. 2a note). Obsolete. sutler1590 One who follows an army or lives in a garrison town and sells provisions to the soldiers. victualler1591 spec. One who supplies, or undertakes to supply, an army or armed force with necessary provisions; †plural those engaged in bringing up victuals to… vivandier1591 In the French or other continental armies: A person who supplies victuals to troops in the field; a sutler. provanta1625 A person who deals in provant; a sutler. Obsolete. rare. |
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