macer
Americannoun
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(in Scotland) an officer who attends the Court of Session and carries out its orders.
noun
Etymology
Origin of macer
1300–50; Middle English < Anglo-French; Middle French massier. See mace 1, -er 2
Example Sentences
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"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.
From The Heart of Mid-Lothian, Volume 1 by Scott, Walter, Sir
The macer 'pitched the baby card,' and of course lost, as well as the unfortunate victim.
From The Gaming Table: Its Votaries and Victims Volume II (of II) by Steinmetz, Andrew
"They'll sequester me none"; he returned, grimly; "and if Dunsappie the macer tries it I'll have him read out of the church, for I know of him that which makes me able to do it!"
From Nancy Stair A Novel by Lane, Elinor Macartney
“The great Argyle he gaed before, He gart the cannons and guns to roar, and the very macer cried ‘Cruachan!’
From The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 11 (of 25) by Stevenson, Robert Louis
The macer who calls the cases coming before the judges in Court was in older days an interesting personality.
From Law and Laughter by Morton, George A. (George Alexander)
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