cross bearer
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.42 in modern English
15
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "He was at the head of a splendid train of religious, civil and military men, mingled together, or, as the old ballad maker expresses it, "With many a cross bearer before, And many a spear behind.""
- "Behind the verger walked a cross-bearer, the Canterbury choristers and seven decrepit beadsmen. Behind the decrepit beadsmen came a long array of Canterbury canons, chaplains and dignitaries in all their robes, followed by pages carrying the maces of Canterbury and York and the cross of Canterbury."
- "There were three main processions which were led by a cross bearer."