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n. - An official who carries a ceremonial staff as a symbol of office or authority.

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Usage examples (31)
  • When the macer had withdrawn, Melville left the manse, and, confiding his intention to only
  • While seated at table, the macer of the Council appeared with a warrant charging him to enter the
  • “It is really a matter of necessity,” said the younger counsellor, retained for her sister; and Jeanie reluctantly followed the macer of the Court to the place appointed.
  • Nec Veneris pharetris macer est; aut lampade fervet:
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