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pallbearer definition

pall·bearer (pôl′ber′ər)

noun

one of the persons who attend or bear the coffin at a funeral

Etymology: pall + bearer: formerly, one who held the edges of the pall

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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