In a small house the butler also valets for the master of the house. Male staff report to him. The butler is often engaged by the master of the house but usually reports to the lady of the house or sometimes to the housekeeper. In charge of the kitchen and kitchen staff.
Full Definition of WEIR. 1. : a fence or enclosure set in a waterway for taking fish. 2. : a dam in a stream or river to raise the water level or divert its flow.
1 Aqueduct (bridge) , a bridge that is constructed to convey water over an obstacle, such as a ravine or valley.2  Navigable aqueduct (or water bridge), a water-filled bridge enabling boats, barges or ships on a waterway to cross over an obstacle, such as a ravine or valley. Aqueduct (water supply) , an artificial (man-made) channel that is constructed to convey water from one location to another. 2  This can be made of canals, pipelines, inverted siphons, reservoirs and tunnels. 3  Roman aqueduct, water supply systems constructed during the Roman Empire.