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MACEBEARER
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Dictionary entry overview: What does macebearer mean?
• MACEBEARER (noun)
The noun MACEBEARER has 1 sense:
1. an official who carries a mace of office
Familiarity information: MACEBEARER used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
An official who carries a mace of office
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Hypernyms ("macebearer" is a kind of...):
functionary; official (a worker who holds or is invested with an office)
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