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macebearer

[ meys-bair-er ]
/ ˈmeɪsˌbɛər ər /
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noun
an official, as of a city or legislative body, who carries a ceremonial mace before dignitaries.
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Origin of macebearer

First recorded in 1545–55; mace1 + bearer

Words nearby macebearer

Macdonald, Macdonnell Ranges, Macdonough, MacDowell, mace, macebearer, Maced., macédoine, Macedon, Macedonia, Macedonian
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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
a person who carries a mace in processions or ceremonies
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