Cupbearer

Quick meaning: Cupbearer is a noun meaning (chiefly historical) One who ceremonially fills and hands out the cups in which a drink is served.

Meaning

(chiefly historical) One who ceremonially fills and hands out the cups in which a drink is served.

Example Sentences

[P]rosper, I pray thee, thy ſeruant this day, and grant him mercie in the ſight of this man. For I was the kings cup-bearer.

The hands were washed with perfumed water before commencing, and frequently wiped on a napkin as the meal proceeded, while cupbearers stood by to replenish the drinking cup and bowls of the king and his guests.

The cup-bearer shrugged his shoulders in displeasure. "I thought to have lodged him in the solere chamber," said he; "but since he is so unsocial to Christians, e'en let him take the next stall to Isaac the Jew's.— [...]"

The routine of the royal household required great swarms of servants, designated variously as cupbearers (scantiones), squires (scutiferi), pantlers (panetarii), cooks, and falconers, all of lesser importance than the chamberlain.

Word Forms

• cupbearers
• cup bearer
• cup-bearer

Synonyms for cupbearer

Depending on context, synonyms include cupper.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include cup bearer, cellarer, cupmaker, cupeller, compotator, pallbearer.

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