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Webster 1913 Edition

Dapifer

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Dap′i-fer

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Noun.
[L.,
daps
a feast +
ferre
to bear.]
One who brings meat to the table; hence, in some countries, the official title of the grand master or steward of the king’s or a nobleman's household.

Webster 1828 Edition

Dapifer

DAP'IFER

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Noun.
One who brings meat to the table. Formerly, the title or office of the grand-master of a king's household. It still subsists in Germany.

Definition 2024

dapifer

dapifer

English

Noun

dapifer ‎(plural dapifers)

  1. The servant that brings the meat to the table at a meal.
  2. The official title of the steward in a medieval English nobleman's household.
  3. The most senior of the five great officers of state in the medieval French royal court.

Etymology

From Late Latin dapifer, from Latin daps ‎(“feast”) + ferō ‎(“bear”).

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈdæpɪfə/

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