Main Entry: ¹but·tery

Pronunciation: \ˈbə-tə-rē, ˈbə-trē\

Function: noun

Inflected Form(s): plural but·ter·ies

Etymology: Middle English boterie, from Anglo-French, from but cask, butt — more at butt

Date: 14th century

1 : a storeroom for liquors
2 a chiefly dialect : pantry b : a room (as in an English college) stocking provisions for sale to students