macer

American  

[mey-ser] / ˈmeɪ sər /

noun

1. macebearer.

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

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macer British  

/ ˈmeɪsə /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of macer

1300–50; Middle English < Anglo-French; Middle French massier. See mace ¹, -er ²

Example Sentences

The macer looked round in vain, when the wag called out, "It's 'Jack Alive,' my lord."—"Dead or alive, put him out this moment," called out the judge.

From Law and Laughter by Morton, George A. (George Alexander)

He got one glimpse of the sans culottes, appealed again to the De Chenier macer in his ancestry, and flung the flambeau at the first who entered.

From Doom Castle by Munro, Neil

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)

While seated at table, the macer of the Council appeared with a warrant charging him to enter the Castle of Blackness within twenty-four hours.

From Andrew Melville Famous Scots Series by Morison, William

“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