butiller

Old French

Etymology

From boteille + -ier.

Noun

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

  1. butler (officer in charge of wine)

Descendants

  • English: butler, Butler (borrowed)
  • French: boutillier
  • French: family name Boutillier (almost only in Europe)
  • French: family name Bouthillier (almost only in Québec)

References

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