macer

[ mey-ser ]

/ ˈmeɪ sər /

noun

(in Scotland) an officer who attends the Court of Session and carries out its orders.

Nearby words

macedoine, macedon, macedonia, macedonian, maceió, macer, maceral, macerate, maceration, macewen's sign, macewen's triangle

Origin of macer

1300–50; Middle English < Anglo-French; Middle French massier. See mace¹, -er²

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Examples from the Web for macer

Some would say that Macer is right; others that the course of Probus is wisest; and others, that of Felix.
Aurelian|William Ware
Macer was not at home, or I think he would have been killed.
Aurelian|William Ware
You will easily perceive, Fausta, how serious an injury is inflicted upon us by rash and violent declaimers like Macer.
Aurelian|William Ware
The face of Macer brightened up, as if he had suddenly been encompassed by a legion of friends.
Aurelian|William Ware

Ovids friends, Ponticus and Macer, and several others, wrote mythological epics.
A History of Roman Literature|Harold North Fowler

British Dictionary definitions for macer

macer

/ (ˈmeɪsə) /

noun

a macebearer, esp (in Scotland) an official who acts as usher in a court of law

Word Origin for macer

C14: from Old French massier, from masse mace 1

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