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Webster 1913 Edition


pallbearer

pall′bear-er

(pa̤l′bâr-ẽr)
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Noun.
One of those who attend the coffin at a funeral; – so called from the pall being formerly carried by them.

Definition 2024


pallbearer

pallbearer

English

Noun

pallbearer (plural pallbearers)

  1. (archaic) One who carries a corner of the pall over a coffin or casket.
  2. One called upon to carry or bear the casket at a funeral.

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