Meanings
plural mace-bearers
- Someone who carries a mace.
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.
2002, Jagbir Singh, The Jat Rulers of Upper Doab: Three Centuries of Aligarh Jat Nobility: a Regional Micro History of Thenuas1 more example
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.
2021 December 18, Joe Barker, “Graduates Recognized at Midyear Commencement Ceremony”, in Saint Louis University, archived from the original on 20 Dec 2021Synonyms: macer
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSomeone who carries a mace.
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