mace-bearer

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Noun

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mace-bearer (plural mace-bearers)

  1. Someone who carries a mace.
    Synonym: macer
    • 2002, Jagbir Singh, The Jat Rulers of Upper Doab: Three Centuries of Aligarh Jat Nobility: a Regional Micro History of Thenuas:
      And a similar communication, with strict instructions, is addressed to the zamindar of Dariyapur and the sons of Nanda Jat that they should forthwith accompany the macebearers.
    • 2021 December 18, Joe Barker, “Graduates Recognized at Midyear Commencement Ceremony”, in Saint Louis University[1], archived from the original on 2021-12-20[2]:
      Geralyn Meyer, Ph.D., a professor in the Trudy Busch Valentine School of Nursing and the 2020 Nancy McNeir Ring Award winner served as the mace bearer for the 2021 Midyear Commencement Ceremony.