pantler
pantler noun: the servant in charge of the bread and the pantry in a great house.
Noun
pantler (plural pantlers)
- The servant in charge of the bread and the pantry in a great house.
- A good shallow young fellow. ’A would have made a pantler; ’a would ha’ chipp’d bread well.c. 1596–1599 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Second Part of Henry the Fourth, […]. Epilogue.”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […]...
- Fie, daughter! when my old wife lived, upon
This day she was both pantler, butler, cook,
Both dame and servant; welcomed all, served all;c. 1610–1611 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Winters Tale”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount...
Forms of pantler
| plural | pantlers |
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Origin of pantler
From pantelere, a dissimilated variant of Middle English panterere, from panetrie; equivalent to pantry + -er.
Questions about pantler
- What does pantler mean?
- Pantler means the servant in charge of the bread and the pantry in a great house.
- What part of speech is pantler?
- Pantler is a noun.
- What is the plural of pantler?
- The plural of pantler is pantlers.
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