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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

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Word History and Origins

Origin of macebearer1

First recorded in 1545–55; mace 1 + bearer

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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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