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lampadary|ˈlæmpədərɪ| [ad. L. lampadārius, Byzantine Gr. λαµπαδάριος, f. λαµπάς (see lamp n.1); in sense 2 as if ad. L. *lampadārium. Cf. F. lampadaire.] 1. Hist. An officer in the church of Constantinople, whose duty it was to provide for the lighting of the church, and to bear a taper before the emperor and the patriarch in processions.
1727–41in Chambers Cycl. 1731in Bailey vol. II. 2. A cluster of lamps; a candelabrum. rare.
1885Pall Mall G. 1 June 7/1 At nightfall thirty-two lampadaries were lighted, the lamps in the Champs Elysées and the streets being covered with crape. |