chaundeler
Middle English
Alternative forms
- shaundeler, chandler, chaundler, chaundeller, chandeler, chandelere, schandelere
Etymology
From Old French chandelier, from Latin candelārius; equivalent to candel + -er.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tʃau̯nd(ə)ˈleːr/, /ˈtʃau̯nd(ə)lər/, /tʃand(ə)ˈleːr/, /ˈtʃand(ə)lər/
Noun
chaundeler (plural chaundelers)
- A candelabrum; a candleholder.
- A chandler; a candlemaker.
Descendants
- English: chandler, candler
- Scots: chandler
References
- “chaundelẹ̄r (n.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-06-29.