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Name Term description
NameBute pursuivant Term description

A member of the Lyon court

NameButler Term description

Senior male indoor servant

NameButterman Term description

One who sells butter to the public

NameButton-gilder Term description

One who applies a thin layer of gold to metal buttons

NameButton-maker Term description

One who makes buttons from wood, bone or metal