SALVER  , a See also:

• FLAT (a modification of O. Eng. flet, an obsolete word of Teutonic origin, meaning the ground beneath the feet)

flat See also:

• TRAY

tray of See also:

• SILVER

silver or other See also:

• METAL
• METAL (through Fr. from Lat. metallum, mine, quarry, adapted from Gr. µATaXAov, in the same sense, probably connected with ,ueraAAdv, to search after, explore, µeTa, after, aAAos, other)

metal used for carrying or serving glasses, cups, dishes, &c., at table or for the presenting of a See also:

• LETTER (through Fr. lettre from Lat. littera or litera, letter of the alphabet; the origin of the Latin word is obscure; it has probably no connexion with the root of linere, to smear, i.e. with wax, for an inscription with a stilus)

letter or card by a servant . In a royal or See also:

• NOBLE, SIR ANDREW (1832- )

noble See also:

• HOUSEHOLD, ROYAL

household the fear of poisoning led to the See also:

• CUSTOM (from O. Fr. costume, costume or coustume; Low Lat. costuma, a shortened form of consuetudo)

custom of tasting the See also:

• FOOD
• FOOD (like the verb " to feed," from a Teutonic root, whence O. Eng. foda; cf. " fodder "; connected with Gr. lrareicOae, to feed)

food or drink before it was served to the See also:

• MASTER (Lat. magister, related to tnagis, more, as the corresponding minister is to minus, less; the English form is due partly to the O. Eng. maegister, and partly to O. Fr. maistre, mod. maitre; cf. Du. meester, Ger. Meister, Ital. maestro)

master and his guests; this was known as the " assay " of See also:

• MEAT

meat and drink, and in See also:

• SPANISH

Spanish was called salva (salvar, to preserve from See also:

• RISK

risk, See also:

• LAT

Lat. See also:

• SALVAGE (from Lat. salvus, safe)

salvage, to See also:

• SAVE, or SAVA (Ger. Sau; Hungarian Szdva; Lat. Savus)

save) . The See also:

• TERM

term salva was also applied to the dish or tray on which the food or drink was presented after the tasting See also:

• PROCESS

process . There seems no doubt that this Spanish word is the source of the See also:

• ENGLISH

English " salver "; a parallel is found in the origin of the term " See also:

• CREDENCE, or CREDENCE TABLE

credence-table," which is from the Ital. credenza, Lat. credere, to believe, See also:

• TRUST

trust (see CREDENCE AND CREDENCE-TABLE) .