victuallern.
/ˈvɪtl̩ə/, U.S. /ˈvɪdl̩ər/ 1.
a. A purveyor of victuals or provisions; spec. one who makes a business of providing food and drink for payment; a keeper of an eating-house, inn, or tavern; a licensed victualler (cf. 1b).Also spec. (in local Irish use), a butcher.
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the world > food and drink > food > providing or receiving food > [noun] > supplying food or catering > supplier of food or caterer
purveyor1340
victualler1377
caterc1400
purveyoressc1400
achatourc1405
acaterc1415
providerc1485
provenderc1530
meatsman1567
caterer1592
proveditor1592
viander1598
foregoer1601
meat-man1614
prog man1618
provedore1631
provisioner1633
meater1643
opsonator1656
sutler1710
society > trade and finance > selling > seller > sellers of specific things > [noun] > seller of provisions
victualler1377
grocer1465
chandler1583
viander1598
sutler1710
provision man1859
α.
β. c1380 J. Wyclif Sel. Wks. III. 153 Bot men of lawe and marchauntis, and chapmen, and viteleres, synnen more in avarice þen done pore laboreres.1421 Coventry Leet Bk. 25 We commaund þat no vitaler..passe out of the Cite of Couentre for to by fische, ne non othur vitayle comyng toward the Cite.c1440 Promptorium Parvulorum 511/1 Vytalere, victuarius.1477 Rolls of Parl. VI. 186/1 Every Merchaunt Alien, and every other Vitaler, and other Straunger.1519 Presentmts. of Juries in Surtees Misc. (1890) 32 That no veteller, nor other man, herber no begers nor vacabundys.1530–1 Act 22 Hen. VIII, c. 13 (1551) C v Bere bruers and bakers, whiche bene common vitellers.1556 in J. G. Nichols Chron. Grey Friars (1852) 72 Every viteler to selle as they wolde and had done before.in extended use.?c1430 J. Lydgate St. Giles 109 [The hind] Of god provided to be thy vitaleer, With a repaast of hyr mylk moost soote.γ. 1467 in J. T. Smith & L. T. Smith Eng. Gilds (1870) 408 That no maner vitteller pay eny thynge for the occupacion of the kynges Borde.1523 in 10th Rep. Royal Comm. Hist. MSS (1885) App. v. 400 Common vittlers and hostlers.1530 in W. H. Turner Select. Rec. Oxf. (1880) 87 Other vitlers and artyficers yn Oxford.1573 in A. Feuillerat Documents Office of Revels Queen Elizabeth (1908) 227 The vitteller at Reading for the dyet of sundry persons.1599 N. Breton Miseries Mavillia in Wks. (Grosart) II. 37/2 I had sent away this olde vitler with more crownes then shee was mistresse of many a day before.1600–12 S. Rowlands Four Knaves (Percy Soc.) 45 The vitlers poasts all chalk'd with scores.δ. 1569 R. Grafton Chron. II. 123 The bakers, Brewers, and other victuallers of the City.1592 Greenes Groats-worth of Witte sig. E4 Let not Tauerners and Victuallers be thy Executors.1614 J. Taylor Nipping of Abuses sig. D3v The vintner and the vict'lar get most gaines From dayly drunkards, and distempered braines.1642 Ord. & Declar. Both Houses: Lords Day 6 Any other Tipler or Victualler whatsoever within your Ward.1699 Poor Man's Plea against Price of Corn 19 We have as firm Laws in England as need be to compel the Victualler to sell a certain Measure of Drink, mentioning what Pots and what Price.1735 W. Ellis London & Country Brewer I. ix. 49 This may be a Benefit to a Victualler that Brews to Sell again, and can't Vent his small Beer.1765 W. Blackstone Comm. Laws Eng. I. 414 The several inn-keepers and victuallers throughout the kingdom.1835 N. P. Willis Pencillings I. ii. 20 A commissary from Villa Franca, who is to be our victualler during the quarantine.1844 Ld. Brougham Brit. Constit. vi. 78 Making victuallers pay for a license to retail wines.1377 W. Langland Piers Plowman B. ii. 60 Forgoeres and vitaillers and vokates of þe arches.
1387–8 Petition London Mercers in R. W. Chambers & M. Daunt Bk. London Eng. (1931) 37 Whil vittaillers bi suffraunce presumen thilke states vpon hem.
1453–4 Cal. Anc. Rec. Dublin (1889) 279 Al maner of viteiloures, as wel deynsynes as foreynes.
1530–1 Act 22 Hen. VIII c. 13 Bere bruers and bakers whiche bene comon vitaylers.
1550 J. Coke Deb. Heraldes Eng. & Fraunce sig. Hiv To robbe the marchauntes of Englande...Lykewyse pore vytaylers & fysshermen of all nacions.
1565 T. Cooper Thesaurus Caupo, a hucster; a tauerner; a victayler.
b. licensed victualler, one who has a licence to sell food or drink, but esp. the latter, to be consumed on the premises; a publican.
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the world > food and drink > drink > providing or serving drink > [noun] > inn or tavern keeping > innkeeper
tappera1000
tapsterc1000
wifeOE
taverner1340
gannekerc1380
tippler1396
alewifec1400
vintnerc1430
alehouse-keeperc1440
ale-taker1454
innholder1463
cellarman1547
ale draper?1593
pint pot1598
ale-man1600
nick-pot1602
tavern-keeper1611
beer-monger1622
kaniker1630
ordinary keeper1644
padrone1670
tap-lash?1680
ale-dame1694
public house keeper1704
bar-keeper1712
publican1728
tavern-man1755
Boniface1795
knight of the spigot1821
licensed victualler1824
thermopolite1832
bar-keep1846
saloon-keeper1849
posadero1851
Wirt1858
bung1860
changer1876
patron1878
bar-tender1883
soda-jerker1883
bar steward1888
pub-keeper1913
1824 (title) The Licensed Victualler's Almanack and Tablet of General Information for..1825.
1841 C. Dickens Barnaby Rudge xiii. 6 Believing..that the publicans coupled with sinners in Holy Writ were veritable licensed victuallers.
1878 E. Jenkins Haverholme 26 They are hardly governed by the abstract principle that a Licensed Victualler is a..healthy institution, I suppose.
2. spec.
a. One who supplies, or undertakes to supply, an army or armed force with necessary provisions; †plural those engaged in bringing up victuals to an armed force.Applied both to purveyors on a large scale, and to mere sutlers. †victualler of Calais occurs as a special designation in the 15th century.
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the world > food and drink > food > providing or receiving food > [noun] > supplying food or catering > supplying to soldiers > one who
victuallerc1380
clerk of the victualsc1570
sutler1590
vivandier1591
provanta1625
society > armed hostility > warrior > others concerned with military affairs > [noun] > sutler
purveyorc1425
clerk of the victualsc1570
sutler1590
victualler1591
vivandier1591
provanta1625
α.
β., γ.c1485 ( G. Hay Bk. Law of Armys (2005) 108 Playntis of his men as to marchandis and vitalaris of the ost, and otheris.1487 (a1380) J. Barbour Bruce (St. John's Cambr.) xiv. 429 Sum of thair mekill host has seyne Thair come, and wende weill thai had beyne Thair vittelouris [1489 Adv. wittalouris].1487 (a1380) J. Barbour Bruce (St. John's Cambr.) xiv. 407 Thai raid till meit the vittelleris [1489 Adv. wittaleris], That with ther wittale..Com, haldand to the host the way.1487 Rolls of Parl. VI. 407/1 William Rosse Esquier, Vittaler of the Towne of Caleis and Marches of the same.1587 A. Fleming et al. Holinshed's Chron. (new ed.) III. 823/1 At last they met with a vitteler comming from the campe, which was their guide and brought them thither.δ. 1591 H. Savile tr. Tacitus Ende of Nero: Fower Bks. Hist. iv. 179 The victuallers and marchants [were] cut of.1601 Ld. Mountjoy in F. Moryson Itinerary (1617) ii. 200 The Victualer issues..but one pounde and a halfe of beefe per diem, to a souldier.1633 T. Stafford Pacata Hibernia ii. ii. 133 Although it seemeth to us by the Certificate of the Victualler, that you were better stored at your writing, then you knew for.1681 Moores Baffled 4 Which careful foresight nothing could hinder from being effectual, but the negligence of the Victuallers.1709 R. Steele Tatler No. 39. ⁋4 Charles II. victual'd his Navy, with the Bread which one of his Dogs chose.., rather than trust to the Asseverations of the Victuallers.1802 C. James New Mil. Dict. Sutler and Victualler may be considered as synonimous terms as far as they relate to military matters.attributive.1688 R. Holme Acad. Armory (1905) iii. xvi. 103/2 Things necessary for Armyes... Victualler sutlers.c1380 Sir Ferumbras (1879) l. 3144 Þe vytailers þay alto-hewe & þe vytailles with hymen þai ladde.
1447 Ordinance of Exchequer 35. c. 62 (6) A v Item for the tresourer of Caleis, xl.s. Item for the vytayler of Caleis, xxxiii.s. iiii.d.
1489 W. Caxton tr. C. de Pisan Bk. Fayttes of Armes i. xiii. 35 Dyspensatours and vitaillers of the oost.
a1513 R. Fabyan New Cronycles Eng. & Fraunce (1516) II. f. cvii The kynges hoost..was plenteously vytaylled by ye Flemynges, & by other vytayllers dayly commynge out of England.
1548 Hall's Vnion: Henry VIII f. xxiiij The duke of Vandosme..toke his aduantage and set on the victailers.
1591 H. Savile tr. Tacitus Ende of Nero: Fower Bks. Hist. ii. 104 With infinite vittailers and followers of the campe.
b. One who furnishes a ship or navy with provisions. Also agent-victualler (see quot. 1769).In early use, one who undertook to provision a trading vessel in return for a share in the profits.
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society > travel > travel by water > one who travels by water or sea > associated shore-based personnel > [noun] > one who provisions a ship
victualler1432
the world > food and drink > food > providing or receiving food > [noun] > supplying food or catering > supplying to soldiers > to ship or navy
victualler1432
society > armed hostility > hostilities at sea > seafaring warrior or naval man > naval officials > [noun] > officials providing specific services
agent-victualler1769
purveyor1789
constructor1866
1432–50 in Cal. Proc. Chancery Queen Elizabeth (1827) I. Pref. 38 On balynger cleped the Cristofre,..and therof Wolfe maister, and Sir Ramfray Arundell and Sir John Trerys Knyghtes owners and vitallers.
1623 R. Whitbourne Disc. New-found-land 26 Those men are yeerely hired by the Owners, and Victuallers foorth of ships in those voyages.
1626 J. Smith Accidence Young Sea-men 35 The Ship hath one third part; the Victuler the other third; the other third part is for the Company.
1647 L. Haward Charges Crown Revenue 20 Victualer of the Navy: Fee, [£]58. 0. 0.
1757 W. Thompson Royal Navy-men's Advocate 18 The Victuallers and their Officers Report..being of equal Account, it will be needless to animadvert thereon.
1769 W. Falconer Universal Dict. Marine Agent-Victualler, an officer stationed at a royal port, to regulate the victualing of the king's ships, under the directions of the commissioners for victualing the navy.
1796 Ld. Nelson in Dispatches & Lett. (1845) II. 248 Mr. Heatly, the great victualler, writes me that the supply he is now procuring, will be the first and last, for the Port of Genoa will be shut.
1809 R. Langford Introd. Trade 101 Beg your victualler to get the beef properly salted.
1845 Encycl. Metrop. VI. 341/1 To the Victualling establishment..[at Malta] there is attached an agent victualler and clerks.
3. A ship employed to carry provisions for a fleet or squadron (or for troops over-seas); a victualling ship.
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society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > war vessel > [noun] > tender or supply vessel
victuallera1572
handmaid1599
magazine ship1617
magazine1624
victualling-ship1665
tender1675
storeship1693
supply ship1778
foraging-ship1809
supply boat1823
powder-hoy1867
oiler1916
a1572 J. Knox Hist. Reformation Scotl. in Wks. (1846) I. 216 Besydis the galayis, being twenty twa then in nomber, thei had threscoir great schippis, besydis vittallaris.
1588 Losses & Distresses Spanish Navy A iij b They were in all, at their coming forth, a hundred xxxv. sayle, whereof foure were Galliasses, foure gallies, and ix. of them were victallers.
1625 J. Mead Let. 12 Nov. in R. F. Williams Birch's Court & Times Charles I (1848) (modernized text) I. 63 To your last of the fleet, you must add five victuallers, and as many horse-ships, having only seamen in them.
1668 London Gaz. No. 238/3 All these Men of War are to be attended by a proportionable number of Galliots, Advice Boats, and Victuallers.
1712 E. Cooke Voy. S. Sea 454 A Dutch Squadron of about 13 Sail of Men of War and Victuallers.
1748 B. Robins & R. Walter Voy. round World by Anson ii. ii. 131 We never were joined by any other of our ships, except our Victualler, the Anna Pink.
1780 Ann. Reg. 204* Some men of war, which he had sent with a convoy of store-ships and victuallers to the island of Minorca.
1813 R. Southey Life Nelson I. 145 There were now above 100 sail of victuallers, gun-boats, and ships of war.
4. Scottish. ‘One who deals in grain; a corn-factor.’
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1808 in J. Jamieson Etymol. Dict. Sc. Lang.
Derivatives
ˈvictuallership n.
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society > trade and finance > selling > selling or sale of specific things > [noun] > foodstuffs
victuallership1450
greengrocery1749
pork butchering1816
costermongering1822
costermongery1823
cheesemongering1826
costering1851
pork butchery1852
fishmongering1862
grocery1885
1450 Rolls of Parl. V. 196/1 As in the vitelershipp of the Castell.
1487 Rolls of Parl. VI. 407/1 The Office of Vitellershipp of the forsaid Towne [Calais].
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