trainbearer

British  

/ ˈtreɪnˌbɛərə /

noun

1. an attendant in a procession who holds up the train of a dignitary's robe

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Example Sentences

For example, the speaker’s daily procession through the palace before opening parliamentary proceedings, accompanied by the chaplain, the trainbearer, the secretary, the serjeant-at-arms and cries of “Hats off, strangers!”

From The Guardian • Dec. 1, 2017

Crown Prince Akihito, wearing his saffron-yellow robes, was attended only by his grand chamberlain, a trainbearer, a Shinto priest, and another chamberlain carrying the 700-year-old sword, the symbol of Akihito's royal rank.

From Time Magazine Archive

The countess looked pleased at the attention, and said, "Have you learned, among your other accomplishments, to be a trainbearer?"

From Prince Eugene and His Times by Mühlbach, L. (Luise)

"Yes, mother, I have learned to be your trainbearer, but to no other mortal would I condescend to do such service."

From Prince Eugene and His Times by Mühlbach, L. (Luise)

But it must be admitted of Dryden that he seldom makes the second verse of a couplet the mere trainbearer to the first, as Pope was continually doing.

From Among My Books First Series by Lowell, James Russell