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cellarer

American  
[sel-er-er] / ˈsɛl ər ər /

noun

  1. a person in a monastery or community who is responsible for supplying food and drink.


cellarer British  
/ ˈsɛlərə /

noun

  1. a monastic official responsible for food, drink, etc

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But P�rignon, who was head cellarer at the Abbey of Hautvillers in northern France, is generally considered history's greatest champagne pioneer.

From Time Magazine Archive

Praxedis, in passing gave him a kiss, chiefly to spite the cellarer.

From Ekkehard. Vol. II (of II). A Tale of the Tenth Century by Scheffel, Joseph Victor von

Our cellarer entertained all guests, of whatsoever condition they were, at the expense of the convent.

From The Chronicle of Jocelin of Brakelond: A Picture of Monastic Life in the Days of Abbot Samson by Brakelond, Jocelin de

The meadow of the cellarer is ruined, the orchard of the infirmarer has been flooded by the great flow of water, and all the neighbouring folk are complaining thereof.

From The Chronicle of Jocelin of Brakelond: A Picture of Monastic Life in the Days of Abbot Samson by Brakelond, Jocelin de

Furthermore, the men of the town were wont upon the order of the cellarer to go to Lakenheath, and bring back a day's catch of eels from Southrey.

From The Chronicle of Jocelin of Brakelond: A Picture of Monastic Life in the Days of Abbot Samson by Brakelond, Jocelin de