Definitions for Scullion
ˈskʌl yənscul·lion

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. scullionnoun

   a kitchen servant employed to do menial tasks (especially washing)

WiktionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. scullionnoun

   Servant of lower class.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Scullionnoun

   The lowest domestick servant, that washes the kettles and the dishes in the kitchen.

   Etymology: from escueille, French, a dish.

   I must, like a whore, unpack my heart with words,
   And fall a cursing like a very drab,
   A scullion, fye upon’t! foh! about my brain. William Shakespeare, Hamlet.

   If the gentleman hath lain there, get the cook, the stablemen, and the scullion, to stand in his way. Jonathan Swift.

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1. scullion

   A scullion is a servant assigned to do menial tasks, especially in a kitchen, such as washing dishes and doing other dirty or tedious chores. The term is often used in a derogatory manner to signify someone of low status or importance.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Scullionnoun

   a scalion

2. Scullionnoun

   a servant who cleans pots and kettles, and does other menial services in the kitchen

3. Etymology: [OF. escouillon (Cot.) a dishclout, apparently for escouvillon, F. couvillon a swab; cf. also OF. souillon a servant employed for base offices. Cf. Scovel.]

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Scullion

   Scullion are an Irish folk rock band that came into being in the mid-1970s. They were quite popular in Ireland, and released several LPs, but only two CDs have been released to date - the compilation Ghosts And Heroes on the Kitten label in 1992 and another compilation Eyelids into Snow - A Collection in 2001. The founding members were Sonny Condell, Philip King, Greg Boland and Jimmy O'Brien Moran. Jimmy O'Brien Moran left the band in 1980, after the first album. Robbie Overson, replacing guitarist Greg Boland, joined the band in 1987. Scullion continue to play live.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Scullion

   skul′yun, n. a servant in the scullery: a servant for drudgery-work: a mean fellow.—adj. Scull′ionly (Milt.), like a scullion: low, base. [Not allied to scullery. O. Fr. escouillon, a dish-clout—L. scopa, a broom.]

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. SCULLION

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Scullion is ranked #27059 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Scullion surname appeared 895 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Scullion.
   
   96% or 860 total occurrences were White.
   2% or 18 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   0.6% or 6 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   0.5% or 5 total occurrences were Asian.

Matched Categories

1. • Servant

How to pronounce Scullion?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say Scullion in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Scullion in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Scullion in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Popularity rank by frequency of use

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Scullion
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Scullion
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Scullion
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Scullion
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Scullion
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=Scullion
8. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html