Dapifer

(definition) by Webster 1913 Tue Dec 21 1999 at 22:54:11

Dap"i*fer (?), n. [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.

 

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