"macer" meaning in Middle English

See macer in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈmaːsər/, /maːˈsɛːr/ Forms: macers [plural], macere [alternative], maceere [alternative], maser [alternative]
Etymology: From Anglo-Norman macer; equivalent to mace (“mace”) + -er (“agentive suffix”). Etymology templates: {{bor|enm|xno|macer}} Anglo-Norman macer, {{af|enm|mace|-er|id1=mace|t1=mace|t2=agentive suffix}} mace (“mace”) + -er (“agentive suffix”) Head templates: {{head|enm|noun|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} macer, {{enm-noun}} macer (plural macers)
  1. A macer; a mace-bearer (official)
    Sense id: en-macer-enm-noun-KzRsjoXB Categories (other): Middle English terms suffixed with -er, People Disambiguation of People: 100 0
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Etymology: From Old English *maser. Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|*maser}} Old English *maser Head templates: {{head|enm|noun|altform=1}} macer
  1. alternative form of maser Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: maser
    Sense id: en-macer-enm-noun-J7hsClb7
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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