macebearer
[ meys-bair-er ]
noun
an official, as of a city or legislative body, who carries a ceremonial mace before dignitaries.
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The herald did not blow his own trumpet and the esquire bedell of the university was doubtless not a macebearer.
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British Dictionary definitions for macebearer
macebearer
/ (ˈmeɪsˌbɛərə) /
noun
a person who carries a mace in processions or ceremonies
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