n. The servant in charge of the bread and the pantry in a great house.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. The servant or officer, in a great family, who has charge of the bread and the pantry.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. An officer in a great family who has charge of the bread; in general, a servant who has care of the pantry.
Word Usage
"His first care was to obtain some refreshment, which was more cheerfully afforded him by a good-natured pantler than by Dryfesdale, who was, on this occasion, much disposed to abide by the fashion of"