† ˈcurtiler Obs. rare—1.
[a. OF. cortiller, courtillier, f. courtil: see curtilage.]
A gardener.
a 1300 Vox & Wolf 272 in Rel. Ant. II. 278 This ilke frere heyte Ailmer, He wes hoere maister curtiler. .... in Spelman Gloss. (1664) s.v. Curtillum, ‘MS. quidam codex priscus Hortulanos interpretatur curtilers.’ |