cupbearer

[ kuhp-bair-er ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

a servant who fills and serves wine cups, as in a royal palace or at an elaborate banquet.

cupbearer

/ ˈkʌpˌbɛərə /

First recorded in 1375–1425, cupbearer is from the Middle English word cuppe-berer. See cup, bearer

Although she was the daughter of Jupiter and Juno, she could no longer serve the gods, and Jupiter sought another cupbearer.

Jupiter was so pleased with him that he carried him to high Olympus for cupbearer in place of Hebe.

Malmesbury relates a similar story of King Æthelstan and his cupbearer.

Now it was the turn of the Hereditary Cupbearer, who rode to the fountain and fetched wine.

I have been his cupbearer and taster, and as frequently shared his outdoor sports; now hunting with hawk, and now with hound.

April 18, 2024petrichor

[pet-ri-kawr]

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