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but·ler
/ˈbʌtlɚ/
僕役長
From:
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
But·ler
n.
An
officer
in
a
king's
or
a
nobleman's
household
,
whose
principal
business
it
is
to
take
charge
of
the
liquors
,
plate
,
etc
.;
the
head
servant
in
a
large
house
.
The
butler
and
the
baker
of
the
king
of
Egypt
.
--
Gen
.
xl
. 5.
Your
wine
locked
up
,
your
butler
strolled
abroad
.
--
Pope
.
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From:
WordNet (r) 2.0
butler
n
:
a
manservant
(
usually
the
head
servant
of
a
household
)
who
has
charge
of
wines
and
the
table
[
syn
:
pantryman
]
From:
Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary
Butler
properly
a
servant
in
charge
of
the
wine
(
Gen
. 40:1-13; 41:9).
The
Hebrew
word
, _mashkeh_,
thus
translated
is
rendered
also
(
plural
) "
cup-bearers
" (1
Kings
10:5; 2
Chr
. 9:4).
Nehemiah
(1:11)
was
cup-bearer
to
king
Artaxerxes
.
It
was
a
position
of
great
responsibility
and
honour
in
royal
households
.
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