macebearer

[ meys-bair-er ]

noun
  1. an official, as of a city or legislative body, who carries a ceremonial mace before dignitaries.

Origin of macebearer

1
First recorded in 1545–55; mace1 + bearer

Words Nearby macebearer

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How to use macebearer in a sentence

  • The herald did not blow his own trumpet and the esquire bedell of the university was doubtless not a macebearer.

    Cambridge | Mildred Anna Rosalie Tuker

British Dictionary definitions for macebearer

macebearer

/ (ˈmeɪsˌbɛərə) /


noun
  1. a person who carries a mace in processions or ceremonies

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