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CUPBEARER
cupbearer
(noun) the attendant (usually an officer of a nobleman’s household) whose duty is to fill and serve cups of wine
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
cupbearer (plural cupbearers)
(chiefly, historical) One who ceremonially fills and hands out the cups in which a drink is served.
Synonym: cupper (obsolete)
Source: Wiktionary
Cup"bear`er (-br`r), n.
1. One whose office it is to fill and hand the cups at an enterainment.
2. (Antiq.)
Definition: One of the attendants of a prince or noble, permanently charged with the performance of this office for his master. "I was the king's cupbearer." Neh. i. 11.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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