butlerage

noun

but·​ler·​age

-lərij

plural -s

1

: a former duty on wine imported into England payable to the king's butler compare prisage

2

: the part of a household's management under a butler's charge

Word History

Etymology

Middle English botelerage, from boteler, buteler + -age

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