Middle English Dictionary Entry
sculerīe n.
Entry Info
| Forms | sculerīe n. Also sculleri, skuleri, squilerie, squilleri(e, squilerei. |
| Etymology | OF escuelerie, esculerie, AF esquilerie; also cp. AL squileria, squillāria, vars. of scutellāria. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
(a) A department in a great household that deals with plates, dishes, kitchen utensils, etc.; also, the offices where such a department is located; also, the staff of such a department; (b) in surname.
Associated quotations
a
- (1377) *Issue Roll (PRO) E 403/460 m.11 [OD col.] : Johanni Pusey Capitali seruienti Squilerie Regis.
- (1445) Proc.Privy C.6.31 : Late there is appoynted..for a new halle with squillery, saucery, and surveyng place.
- (1454) Proc.Privy C.6.230 : Thoffice of the sculerie.
- 1790(1471-1472) Ordin.Househ.Edw.IV(2) (Topham)77 : One charyotte for the gardevyaundes of the pantrey..some gardevyaundes of squyllerye and saucerye..The Kinge..is entytled by noble Edward the Thirde to buye..as many cokkyrs of his fee within the sellares as the..pourveyoures of the squylerey shall nede at any tyme or place.
- (1482) Acc.Howard in RC 61179 : To geff to the kinges cookes white x s., And to the skulery, iij s. iiij d.
- -?-(?a1495) Ordin.Househ.Cecily Neville ()38* : There is none that dyneth in their offyces, savinge onely the cookes, the scullery, the sawcerye, the porters.
b
- (1330) RParl.2.33a : Meistre Johan de la Squillerye, ensemblement od Johan of the Halle, adounks Ministres nostre Seigneur le Roy.