botiler of the king — In old English law, an officer who provided the king s wines. By virtue of his office, he might choose, out of every ship laden with wines, one cask before the mast, and one behind … Black's law dictionary
botiler of the king — A king s officer whose duty it was to select one cask before the mast and one behind it from every ship freighted with wine which was to be sold … Ballentine's law dictionary
butler — The head of the servants in a household; the man in charge of the pantry and wine cellar. See botiler of the king … Ballentine's law dictionary
Botler — This interesting and long established surname is of early medieval English origin, and is an occupational name for a maker of (leather) bottles, deriving from the Old French bouteille , Middle English botel , with the agent suffix er . In its… … Surnames reference