- botiler of the king
- A king's officer whose duty it was to select one cask before the mast and one behind it from every ship freighted with wine which was to be sold.
Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
botiler of the king
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botiler of the king — In old English law, an officer who provided the king s wines. By virtue of his office, he might choose, out of every ship laden with wines, one cask before the mast, and one behind … Black's law dictionary
botiler of the king — In old English law, an officer who provided the king s wines. By virtue of his office, he might choose, out of every ship laden with wines, one cask before the mast, and one behind … Black's law dictionary
butler — The head of the servants in a household; the man in charge of the pantry and wine cellar. See botiler of the king … Ballentine's law dictionary
Botler — This interesting and long established surname is of early medieval English origin, and is an occupational name for a maker of (leather) bottles, deriving from the Old French bouteille , Middle English botel , with the agent suffix er . In its… … Surnames reference
