In the Middle Ages, a buttery was a storeroom for liquor, the name being derived from the Latin and French words for bottle or, to put the word into its simpler form a butt, that is, a cask. Latin ( lingua Latīna, laˈtiːna is an Italic language, historically spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. French ( français,) is a Romance language spoken around the world by 118 million people as a native language and by about 180 to 260 million people A bottle is a container with a neck that is narrower than the body and a "mouth A barrel or cask is a hollow cylindrical container traditionally made of Wood Staves and bound with Iron Hoops The Over time, the buttery became a general food storeroom, and in particular the larders of Oxbridge colleges where students would purchase food and drink. Oxbridge was originally a fictional composite of the University of '''Ox'''ford and the University of Cam'''bridge''' in England, and the term is now
Most Oxford and Cambridge colleges, University College, Durham, King's College London, the University of Bristol and Trinity College, Dublin call their eating places butteries to this day, as do a few schools in the United Kingdom. The University of Oxford (informally "Oxford University" or simply "Oxford" located in the city of Oxford, Oxfordshire, England is the The University of Cambridge (often Cambridge University) located in Cambridge, England, is the second-oldest university in the University College, commonly known as Castle, is a college of the University of Durham in England King's College London is a British Higher education institution and co-founding constituent college of the federal University of London. the University (or derivatives but lower-case when referring to many universitiesor universities Trinity College Dublin ( TCD; Irish Coláiste na Tríonóide Baile Átha Cliath; Latin: Collegium Sacrosanctae et Individuae Trinitatis Reginae The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located
The residential colleges of Yale also refer to their snack bars by this name. Trinity College at the University of Toronto also uses the name to refer to its cafeteria located in the Larking building. The University of Trinity College, referred to locally as Trinity College or colloquially as Trin, is one of the federated colleges making This article is about the University of Toronto's St George Campus Bruce Hall at the Australian National University also maintains a buttery, which is an informal canteen and bar. Description Bruce Hall is located on the campus of the Australian National University, along Daley Road in the Dickson Precinct The Australian National University, commonly abbreviated to ANU, is a public Research university situated in Canberra, Australia.