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)

The great Argyle he gaed before, He gart the cannons and guns to roar, and the very macer cried 'Cruachan!'

From David Balfour, Second Part Being Memoirs Of His Adventures At Home And Abroad, The Second Part: In Which Are Set Forth His Misfortunes Anent The Appin Murder; His Troubles With Lord Advocate Grant; Captivity On The Bass Rock; Journey Into Holland And France; And Singular Relations With James More Drummond Or Macgregor, A Son Of The Notorious Rob Roy, And His Daughter Catriona by Stevenson, Robert Louis

“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

It always requires to be joined to a substantive, of which it shows the nature or quality—as lectio longa, a long lesson; magnus aper, a great boar; pinguis puer, a fat boy; macer puer, a lean boy.

From The Comic Latin Grammar A new and facetious introduction to the Latin tongue by Leech, John

"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