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
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“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 Robert Louis Stevenson
"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 Elinor Macartney Lane
The convergence of Ulster opinion reminds me of an old line, which fitly illustrates the position of the Irish malcontent party— Heu mihi! quam pingui macer est mihi taurus in arvo.
From Ireland as It Is And as It Would be Under Home Rule by Robert John Buckley
The macer who calls the cases coming before the judges in Court was in older days an interesting personality.
From Law and Laughter by George A. (George Alexander) Morton
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 William Morison
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