vitailler
Middle English
Alternative forms
- vitaillier, vitteller, vytalere, veteler, viteler, vytheler, vittailler, vitaler, vytayler
Etymology
From Old French vitaillier; equivalent to vitaile + -er.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /viˈtɛi̯lər/, /ˈvitələr/
Noun
vitailler (plural vitaillers)
- A foodmonger; a grocer or merchant who sells food.
- A provisioner of food for a military force or company, a victualler or sutler.
Descendants
- English: victualler
- Scots: victualler
References
- “vitailer (n.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-06-12.