lardiner
/ˈlɑɹdənɚ/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
9
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
An officer originally charged with overseeing a larder, but who later became a sinecurist.
name
A surname originating as an occupation
Example Sentences
- "A little from hence is Sculton, otherwiſe called Burdos, or Burdelois, which was held by this tenure, that the Lord thereof on the Coronation daie of the Kings of England, ſhould bee chiefe Lardiner."
- "[…]and therefore that the sergeanty of Easton is to be regarded rather as assistant to that of Scoulton than as partaking of the same rank , that of the chief lardiner of England."
- "Indeed, the street called Davygate takes its name from the fact that David Lardiner, the king's lardiner in York but also a knight, lived there and held land in the area."
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English lardener, from Anglo-Norman lardiner, modification of larder (“larder”) after gardiner (“gardener”). Compare obsolete Scots laidner (“larder”).
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: lardener, lardiner
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈlɑɹdənɚ/
- British English: /ˈlɑːdɪnə/