macebearer

[ meys-bair-er ]

noun

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

macebearer

/ ˈmeɪsˌbɛərə /

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of macebearer¹

First recorded in 1545–55; mace ¹ + bearer

Example Sentences

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

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