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butlery

[ buht-luh-ree ]

noun

plural butleries.
  1. a butler's room or pantry; buttery.


butlery

/ ˈ²úÊŒ³Ù±ôÉ™°ùɪ /

noun

  1. a butler's room
  2. another name for buttery 2
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of butlery1

First recorded in 1250–1300, butlery is from the Middle English word botelerie. See butler, -y 3
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But just as the real Versailles wasn’t built in a day, the centuries-old traditions of authentic European butlery can’t be imported to China overnight.

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The kitchen and butlery were connected with the hall, and indicate, by their construction, the princely hospitality of the lords of Raglan. 

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On closer study Mr. Griffiths seems too English, “too butlery.â€

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She took her meals with old Bates at a little table in the butlery, found her chief relaxation in the one motion-picture house that Hambleton boasted, and for the rest, "kept herself to herself."

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The mayor, bailiffs, and commonalty of Oxford also claim to assist in the office of butlery, and receive the humbler reward of three maple cups.

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