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- [mey-ser]
- /ˈmeɪ sər/
- /ˈmeɪsə /
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- [mey-ser]
- /ˈmeɪ sər/
Definitions of macer word
- abbreviation MACER macebearer. 1
- noun macer (in Scotland) an officer who attends the Court of Session and carries out its orders. 1
- noun macer A mace bearer; an officer of a court. 1
- noun macer a macebearer, esp (in Scotland) an official who acts as usher in a court of law 0
- noun macer a macebearer, esp. one who is an official in a Scottish court 0
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Origin of macer
First appearance:
before 1300 One of the 15% oldest English words
1300-50; Middle English < Anglo-French; Middle French massier. See mace1, -er2
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Macer
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
macer popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 71% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 60% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.