Boatbearer
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Boatbearer is a noun meaning A clergyman who carries the incense before it is lit.
Meaning
A clergyman who carries the incense before it is lit.
Example Sentences
He remembered the summer evening he had been there to be dressed as a boatbearer, the evening of the procession to the little altar in the wood.
Word Forms
- boatbearers
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include book-bearer, underbearer, torchbearer, bearer, flag-bearer, firekeeper.
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