Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Pantry \Pan"try\, n.; pl. {Pantries}. [OE. pantrie, F.
   paneterie, fr. panetier pantler, LL. panetarius baker,
   panetus small loaf of bread, L. panis bread. Cf. {Company},
   {Pannier}, {Pantler}.]
   An apartment or closet in which bread and other provisions
   are kept.