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.

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