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Pantré, -ie, n. Also: -ee, -(e)y; panitré or paintré, -ie, -y; panandrie, -trie; pannetrie; panterie. [ME. and e.m.E. pantrie (1438), -e, -y, panetrie (a 1300), panterie (Manning), paintree (1572), AF. panetrie, OF. paneterie, med. L. panetaria, -teria, pannetria. (Cf. Panetar(e n.)] A storeroom for the bread of a household, also for its linen, cutlery, plate, and the like.Also the royal officers maister of (also in) (the) pantre, also of court pantre, ȝeman of the pantre.(1) 1390 Exch. R. III. 242.
Fynlao de pantre 1410–11 Reg. St. A. 14.
Alexandro de pantry 1481 Peebles B. Rec. I. 188.
With the ws … of thre of the four lityll pantreis in the south end … and the loft abon thaim for the conseruacion of fewell 1501 Treas. Acc. II. 117.
To the cheld of the pantree that [etc.] 1519 Reg. Episc. Aberd. II. 176.
Inuentare … The pantre witht … buyrdclathis … ane copbuird clath … ane desk clath … vj smal towellis … vij seruiatis 1532 Treas. Acc. VI. 28. 1538 Ib. VII. 34.
Ane gret schip ourgilt for the pantre c 1550 Balcarres P. V. 75 a.
For bandis lokis and keyis to the pantries in the schipe 1551 Reg. Cupar A. II. 71.
Pottys, pannis, platis, dischis … conuenient for our hale kichyng pantre baikhous [etc.] 1589 Coll. Aberd. & B. 355.
Within my hallis … sellaris, lednaris, pantreis, librellis 1595–6 Sc. Hist. Rev. X. 302.
The galrie in the end of the pantrie 1597 Household Bks. Jas. VI 2 Nov.
Pantrie, spenditt of breid 1597 Misc. Spald. C. I. 114. 1629 Lowther's Jrnl. 41.
Pantry, (= ) buttery 1685 Soc. Ant. LVIII. 366. 1698 Kirkcudbr. Sheriff Ct. Deeds II. 796.
Ane hall house consisting of tua cuple with ane pantrey at the end therof 16.. J. Maidment New Bk. Old Ballads 13.
Although my faither was nae laird, … He keepet ay … A ha hous and a pantrey(b) 1512 Facs. Nat. MSS. III. x.
Sonday … the panitre coft ij c breid … spendit xxxiiij & restis j^c lxxxvj breid 1562 Treas. Acc. XI. 189.
To Nicholace de Cois in the paintrie 1611 Macgibbon & Ross V. 6.
At the west syde of this paintrie vpon the aingill ane kirnall turnpyik(c) 1540 Treas. Acc. VII. 332.
Johnne Hay in the Kingis panandrie 1541 Ib. 475.
Pannetrie 1542 Ib. VIII. 101.
Panantrie(d) 1611 M. Works Acc. (ed.) I. 339.
For the twa wondoks in the panterie(2) 1522–3 Treas. Acc. V. 197.
To James Creichtoun maister of the pantre 1526 Ib. 267.
To James Crechtoun capitan of the castel and maister of pantrie 1531 Ib. VI. 39.
To his gracis portaris, his maister of paintry, maister of court paintry, ȝemen in the wyne sellar [etc.] 1586 Ib. MS. 120.
Pantrie 1588 Exch. R. XXI. 367.
Maister in the pantrie 1590 Nat. Lib. MS. 34.2.17. 21.
Frances Galbraith mr. of pantrie — 1529 Treas. Acc. V. 383.]
[James Crichton yeoman of the pantry … Patrick Clerk, master of the court pantry

b. Appar. = pantre almery (cf. c below). 1576 Prot. Bk. W. Cumming 178 b.
Ane littill pantre within with dur 1630 Bamff Chart. 223.
Standing in the kitchin ane pantrie and gantries within it with the maskin fatt

c. Attrib. and comb.Also Pantréman n. 1680 Foulis Acc. Bk. 26.
For painting … the pantrie amrie — c 1646 Old Ross-shire I. 274.
Hew to furnish cooke and pantrie boys — 1653 Soc. Ant. XXIII. 301.
A pantry chist — 1528 Household Bks. Jas. V 171.
iiij ½ vlne le dornik pro le pantre coweris — 1598 Household Bks. Jas. VI 31 July.
For covering and mending off hir majesties pantrie copher and cadgettis — 1513 Treas. Acc. IV. 524.
To the Quenys pantre dure 1527 Ib. V. 325.
To the court kichine petty lardnar and court pantry durris 1682 Peden Lords Trumpet 20.
He hath casten me the keys of the pantrie-door and bids me take my fill — 1642 Household Bk. M. Stewart 55.
The whole pantrie and kitching graithe — 1512–3 Treas. Acc. IV. 462.
Send to the James [a ship] for hir pantry rowmes j^c rauchtouris Ib. 471.