BUTLERSHIP

Etymology

Noun

butlership (countable and uncountable, plural butlerships)

The rank or office of a butler.

Source: Wiktionary


But"ler*ship, n.

Definition: The office of a butler.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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13 November 2024

OSTENSIBLE

(adjective) appearing as such but not necessarily so; “for all his apparent wealth he had no money to pay the rent”; “the committee investigated some apparent discrepancies”; “the ostensible truth of their theories”; “his seeming honesty”


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