Poultry (office)
What it was
It was headed by a poulter or poulterer (though this last term is more often for a merchant who deals in poultry).{{cite web | url = http://webster.com/dictionary/poulterer | title = poulterer | publisher = Merriam-Webster | access-date = 2008-01-20}} The office was subordinated to the kitchen, and only existed as a separate office in larger households. It was closely connected with other offices of the kitchen, such as the larder and the saucery.{{cite book | first = C. M. | last = Woolgar | title = The Great Household in Late Medieval England | publisher = Yale University Press | location = New Haven and London | year = 1999 | page = 144 | isbn = 0-300-07687-8 }}
Use today
This use of the word is largely obsolete today.