pantler

noun

pant·​ler

ˈpantlə(r)

plural -s

archaic

: a servant or officer in charge of the bread and the pantry in a great family

Word History

Etymology

Middle English pantelere, alteration (influenced by buteler, bottelar butler) of panter, paneter panter

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