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.’
