An official who carries a sword for a sovereign or other dignitary on formal occasions.
（在正式场合为君主或其他高官）执御剑的人；护剑官
Example sentencesExamples
Pembroke had a long and distinguished political career, was sword-bearer at five coronations, and was a keen patron of the arts.
Two lesser officers are also in evidence, standing in front of Shipward; these are the sergeant-at-mace and the sword-bearer.
The more important mayors were treated with great respect, and processed publicly with attendants such as a sword-bearer or mace-bearer; from the 15th cent. those of London and York came to be called lords mayor.
The sword-bearer hands the sword to the banner-bearer or another knight.
It is customary that six or eight ushers (or designated sword bearers) take part in the ceremony.
Definition of sword-bearer in US English:
sword-bearer
nounˌsôrdˈberər
An official who carries a sword for a sovereign or other dignitary on formal occasions.
（在正式场合为君主或其他高官）执御剑的人；护剑官
Example sentencesExamples
It is customary that six or eight ushers (or designated sword bearers) take part in the ceremony.
The more important mayors were treated with great respect, and processed publicly with attendants such as a sword-bearer or mace-bearer; from the 15th cent. those of London and York came to be called lords mayor.
The sword-bearer hands the sword to the banner-bearer or another knight.
Two lesser officers are also in evidence, standing in front of Shipward; these are the sergeant-at-mace and the sword-bearer.
Pembroke had a long and distinguished political career, was sword-bearer at five coronations, and was a keen patron of the arts.