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Definition of Crossbearer
1. n. A subdeacon who bears a cross before an archbishop or primate on solemn occasions.
Definition of Crossbearer
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Crossbearer
Literary usage of Crossbearer
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Cambridge History of English Literature by Adolphus William Ward, Alfred Rayney Waller (1909)
"As crossbearer (1522) to the university and as Fellow of Clare he had some
academical position. ..."
2. The Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography by Historical Society of Pennsylvania (1890)
"... his actions and Conduct was serious, in punishment was he severe, in admonishing
kindly, and at the same time a crossbearer of Jesu Christi, ..."
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