Definition of Butlir
But"ler (&?;), n. [OE. boteler, F.
bouteillier a bottle-bearer, a cupbearer, fr. LL.
buticularius, fr. buticula bottle. See Bottle a hollow
vessel.] An officer in a king's or a nobleman's household, whose
principal business it is to take charge of the liquors, plate, etc.; the
head servant in a large house.
The butler and the baker of the king of Egypt.
Gen. xl. 5.
Your wine locked up, your butler strolled abroad.
Pope.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- a manservant having charge of wines and liquors
- the chief male servant of a household who has charge of other employees, receives guests, directs the serving of meals, and performs various personal services
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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