cellaristn.
/ˈsɛl(ə)rɪst/, U.S. /ˈsɛlərəst/ Now historical (rare before 19th cent.).
= cellarer n.
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cellarer?a1300
cellara1425
cellaressa1425
sous-cellarer1426
cellarman1547
cellar keeper1591
cellarist1622
cellar master1826
1622 T. Powell Direct. Search of Rec. in Chancerie 27 Some Allowances and Proprieties of Sacrists, Cellarists, and other Officers of Religious Houses.
1676 E. Coles Eng. Dict. Cellarist, the Butler in a Religious house.
1755 S. Johnson Dict. Eng. Lang. (at cited word) Cellarist, the butler in a religious house.
1810 J. Evans & J. Britton Beauties Eng. & Wales XI. 162 This quit-rent was compounded for..by the cellarist of the convent.
1837 W. H. Ainsworth Crichton II. i. 40 Thou hast given us good measure and good wine, i'faith. May our buxom hostess never want such a cellarist.
1888 J. I. Mombert Hist. Charles Great ii. xii. 285 Being made cellarist, he was very solicitous to provide for others whatever St. Benedict's rule allowed.
1972 R. Rosenthal tr. P. Aretino Aretino's Dialogues 43 The rector flung the rope and stood aside, and laid the Cellarist on the bed.
1999 B. Kerr Relig. Life Women iv. 162 A fragment of a cellarist's account details the food eaten at this abbey during the period.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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