dapifer

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UK/ˈdæpɪfə/

noun

The servant that brings the meat to the table at a meal.

OriginMedieval Latin dapifer ← Latin daps →
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Meanings

noundapifer (plural dapifers)

plural dapifers

  1. historicalThe servant that brings the meat to the table at a meal.
  2. historicalThe official title of the steward in a medieval English nobleman's household.
  3. historicalThe most senior of the five great officers of state in the medieval French royal court.

Origin

  1. Latindaps“feast”
  2. Medieval Latindapifer
  3. Englishdapifer

From Medieval Latin dapifer, from Latin daps (“feast”) + -fer (“bearer”).

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APA

dapifer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dapifer

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