pultrie

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Middle English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Old French pouleterie; equivalent to pulet +‎ -erie or pulter +‎ -ie.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˌpult(ə)ˈriː(ə)/, /ˈpult(ə)riː(ə)/

Noun

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pultrie (uncountable)

  1. Poultry (chickens, geese, or similar birds kept for their products)
  2. A location for the marketing and retail of domesticated fowl or poultry.
  3. The portion of a noble estate dedicated to managing poultry.
  4. (rare) A chicken coop or analogous structure; a place where poultry is kept.

Descendants

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  • English: poultry
  • Scots: pootry, poutrie
  • Yola: pultry

References

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