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vexillator|ˈvɛksɪleɪtə(r)|
[a. med.L. vexillātor, f. vexillum: see vexillum.]
A banner-bearer in a mystery or a miracle play.
1801Strutt Sports & Past. iii. ii. 137 The prologue to this curious drama is delivered by three persons, who speak alternately, and are called vexillators. 1831Collier Hist. Dram. Poetry II. 155 The Chester Whitsun-plays are preceded by a kind of proclamation..made by certain Vexillators in various parts of the city. |