chandlery

noun

chan·​dlery ˈchan(d)-lə-rē 

plural chandleries

1

: a place where candles are kept

2

: the business or shop of a chandler

3

: the commodities sold by a chandler

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web

Someday, children will be back in school, adolescents on college campuses, workers in cube farms and restaurants and retail stores, body-piercing shops, chandleries, bars. —Sam Sifton, New York Times, 13 May 2020

Compère Lapin Few restaurants can claim digs in a former chandlery. —Paul Oswell, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Feb. 2018

Compère Lapin Few restaurants can claim digs in a former chandlery. —Paul Oswell, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Feb. 2018

Word History

First Known Use

1601, in the meaning defined at sense 1