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noun

Cupbearer n.

One whose office it is to fill and hand the cups at an entertainment.

(Antiq.) 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."

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Etymology of 'Cupbearer'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Cupbearer" Quotes from Famous Books

... and hunters were wont, when fatigued with heat and thirst, to ascend the hillock in question to obtain relief. This had to be done singly and alone. The adventurous man then would say: "I thirst," when a cupbearer would appear and present him with a large drinking-horn adorned with gold and gems, as, says the writer, was the custom among the most ancient English, and containing liquor of some unknown but most delicious flavour. ...

— The Science of Fairy Tales - An Inquiry into Fairy Mythology • Edwin Sidney Hartland

... blown over. But my spies have just brought me notice that the grand cupbearer, von Bock, is on the point of offering himself as ...

— The Works of Frederich Schiller in English • Frederich Schiller

... the son of Maia, yawning. 'It is incredible,' rejoined the cupbearer of Jove, stretching ...

— Ixion In Heaven • Benjamin Disraeli

... impose terms this time. Sob[ve]slav was thus able to improve the status of Bohemia considerably, and he added to his country's dignity by receiving the high office of hereditary cup-bearer of the Empire, from Conrad III, Lothair's successor. Cupbearer in perpetuam to an Empire sounds very important and suggests great possibilities of influencing people. As a matter of fact the office gave Bohemia certain rights within the Empire which went some way to balance the obligations; nevertheless German ties were fastened yet more securely on the ...

— From a Terrace in Prague • Lieut.-Col. B. Granville Baker

... Gilianez again sailed for the coast of Africa, accompanied by Alphonzo Gonzales Baldaya[8], cupbearer to the prince. The weather continued favourable during the voyage, and they were able to penetrate ninety miles to the south of Cape Bojador. On landing to take a view of the country, and in search ...

— A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Vol. II • Robert Kerr

Words linked to "Cupbearer" : attendant, tender, attender