Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

butlery

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: but-lery
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A butler's pantry; a serving pantry.

Countable

noun

The work or role of a butler.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"The dark side of butlery was even more evident during the height of the Evil Empire, when the strongest and most enterprising local men were made into footmen and majordomos, completely robbed of their dignity but paid for a month's work what they might otherwise make in a year."

Etymology

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

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: buttillary, boteillerie, butellaria

Usage

Inflected Forms

butleries (plural) butlerie (alternative, archaic)

Phrases

butler's pantry

Frequently Paired Words

butler butler's pantry servery

Questions

What does butlery mean?: A butler's pantry; a serving pantry.
Where does butlery come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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