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lardiner

UK/ˈlɑːdɪnə/US/ˈlɑɹdənɚ/

lardiner noun: an officer originally charged with overseeing a larder, but who later became a sinecurist.

Noun

lardiner (plural lardiners)

  1. (historical) An officer originally charged with overseeing a larder, but who later became a sinecurist.
    • 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.1610, William Camden, “Northfolke”, in Philémon Holland, transl., Britain, or A Chorographicall Description of the Most Flourishing Kingdomes, England, Scotland, and Ireland, […], London: […]...
    • […]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.1820, “Book IV”, in Arthur Taylor, The Glory of Regality: An Historical Treatise of the Anointing and Crowning of the Kings and Queens of England, London: Payne and Foss, page 130

Proper noun capitalized: Lardiner

Lardiner

  1. A surname originating as an occupation

Forms of lardiner

plurallardiners

Origin of lardiner

Inherited from Middle English lardener, from Anglo-Norman lardiner, modification of larder (“larder”) after gardiner (“gardener”). Compare obsolete Scots laidner (“larder”).

From Middle English Lardiner, Lardener, an occupational surname from lardener (“servant employed to look after the larder”); compare Lardner.

Questions about lardiner

What does lardiner mean?
Lardiner means an officer originally charged with overseeing a larder, but who later became a sinecurist.
What part of speech is lardiner?
Lardiner can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce lardiner?
Lardiner is pronounced /ˈlɑːdɪnə/ (UK).
What is the plural of lardiner?
The plural of lardiner is lardiners.

Words near lardiner in the dictionary

  1. lardheads
  2. lardier
  3. lardies
  4. lardiest
  5. Lardil
  6. lardiner
  7. lardiners
  8. lardiness
  9. larding
  10. larding down
  11. larding needle

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