macebearer


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mace·bear·er

(mās′bâr′ər)
n.
An official who carries a mace of office.
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macebearer

(ˈmeɪsˌbɛərə)
n
a person who carries a mace in processions or ceremonies
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mace•bear•er

(ˈmeɪsˌbɛər ər)

n.
an official who carries a ceremonial mace.
[1545–55]
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Noun 1. [画像:macebearer - an official who carries a mace of office]macebearer - an official who carries a mace of office
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Translations

macebearer

[ˈmeɪsˌbɛərəʳ] N → macero m
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

macebearer

n → Träger(in) m(f) → des Amtsstabes
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macebearer

[ˈmeɪsˌbɛərəʳ] n → mazziere m
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
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Guillaume Rousseau, Emperor of the Empire of Galilee, marched majestically in his robe of purple, spotted with wine, preceded by buffoons wrestling and executing military dances; surrounded by his macebearers, his pickpockets and clerks of the chamber of accounts.
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Mr Patel, who has lived in Wales for over 35 years after moving to the UK with his family from Uganda in 1972, said: "I've worked for the Assembly for the past 10 years and feel extremely privileged to have been chosen for the role of the macebearer for this opening.
Queen's praise for Assembly's 'remarkable achievements' It was a true Royal occasion at the Senedd yesterday as the Queen opened the new term of the Welsh Assembly. Chief Reporter Martin Shipton reports
The Macebearer will wear a replica brooch of the mace, gifted by Welsh jewellers Clogau, as he symbolically turns the mace in front of Her Majesty.
Details of Queen's visit to open National Assembly revealed
Welcomed into the town by a large crowd, the Lord Chancellor, Lord Hailsham, followed a macebearer into the new Teesside Law Courts to mark the official opening.
A frosty reception reserved for crooks

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