Dapifer

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Dap´i`fer


n.1.One who brings meat to the table; hence, in some countries, the official title of the grand master or steward of the king's or a nobleman's household.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, published 1913 by G. & C. Merriam Co.
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