Staller (title)
Staller is an Anglo-Saxon title whose origin, and exact meaning, is disputed. One suggestion is it derives from the Latin comes stabuli, or Count of the Stable, a title used in the Byzantine Empire, and later adopted by the Franks.
Another theory is it is refers to a seat, or steall in the kings hall, one of the privileges granted a thegn, or royal retainer. However, this is unproved.
It seems likely it was a different term for an existing position; the first confirmed occurrence in England was by Edward the Confessor, who used it for senior members of his personal household. Their duties appear to have been flexible; on a charter witnessed by stallers Ansgar, Bondi, Robert FitzWimarc, and Ralph in 1065, they are described as Royal stewards.Anglo-Saxon office-holders
