A
spicery was the office in a
medieval household responsible for
spices, as well as the room in which the spices were kept. It was headed by a
spicerer. The office was subordinated to the
kitchen or the
wardrobe, and existed as a separate office only in larger households. It was closely connected with other offices of the kitchen, such as the
saucery and the
scullery. The term is largely obsolete today, and if used at all is more often simply a
synonym for spices.