butiller

Old French

Etymology

From boteille +‎ -ier.

Noun

butiller oblique singular, m (oblique plural butillers, nominative singular butillers, nominative plural butiller)

  1. butler (officer in charge of wine)

Descendants

  • French: boutillier
  • French: Boutillier (family name; almost only in Europe)
  • French: Bouthillier (family name; almost only in Québec)
  • → Middle English: boteler, butler, butlere, botelere, botyler

References

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