Clucer was a historical rank

Historical Romanian ranks and titles

This is a glossary of historical Romanian ranks and titles used in the principalities of Moldavia, Wallachia and Transylvania, and later in Romania. Many of these titles are of Slavic etymology, with some of Greek, Byzantine, Latin, and Turkish etymology; several are original...

 traditionally held by boyar

Boyar

A boyar, or bolyar , was a member of the highest rank of the feudal Moscovian, Kievan Rus'ian, Bulgarian, Wallachian, and Moldavian aristocracies, second only to the ruling princes , from the 10th century through the 17th century....

s in Moldavia

Moldavia

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 and Wallachia

Wallachia

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, roughly corresponding to that of Masters of the Royal Court. It originated in the Slavic

Slavic languages

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 kliučiari (from the word for "key"), being equivalent to the Russian

Russian language

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 title of klyuchnik.

Cluceri were in charge of supplying the courts of Moldavian or Wallachian Princes with food and other objects of necessity; the clucer de arie oversaw the supply in cereal

Cereal

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s and fodder

Fodder

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, while the clucer de pivniţă and clucer de jigniţă organized, respectively, the supply in beverages and food for the military forces. In time, the title became purely symbolic, and faded out of use during the 19th century.