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butlerage

but·ler·age
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [buht-ler-ij]
    • /ˈbʌt lər ɪdʒ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [buht-ler-ij]
    • /ˈbʌt lər ɪdʒ/

Definitions of butlerage word

  • noun butlerage a butler's position or rank 3
  • noun butlerage the privilege allowed the king's butler to take a certain quantity of every cask of wine imported by an alien. 1
  • noun butlerage (law, archaic) A duty formerly paid to the king's butler on every tun of wine imported into England by foreign merchants. 0

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Origin of butlerage

First appearance:

before 1485
One of the 25% oldest English words
First recorded in 1485-95; butler + -age

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Parts of speech for Butlerage

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

butlerage popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 44% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 63% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

butlerage usage trend in Literature

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