A person who manages a cellar, especially the storeroom of a monastery or large household, or the person in charge of wine storage.
From cellar (from Latin cellarium) plus the agent suffix -er. In medieval monasteries, the cellarer was an important official responsible for food and drink supplies.
In medieval monasteries, the cellarer was one of the most powerful monks—they controlled food, drink, and trade, making them as important to the community as the abbot himself.
Medieval ecclesiastical role; cellarer was typically male monastic officer. Feminine form 'cellaress' was later addition, indicating original gendered assumption of the role.
Use 'cellar officer' or 'provisions manager' to avoid gendered religious role terminology.
["cellar officer","provisions manager","storekeeper"]
Women held cellarer duties in convents and were competent administrators, though often called 'cellaress' to differentiate from male counterparts rather than as equal parallel role.
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