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† pincern Obs. rare—1. [ad. late and med.L. pincerna, a. late Gr. πιγκέρνης cup-bearer, prop. a wine-mixer, f. πίνειν to drink + κεράννυναι to mix: cf. OF. pincerne a butler.] A cup-bearer.
1611Speed Hist. Gt. Brit. ix. xiii. (1623) 729 [The] Lord Maior in his office of chiefe Pincern or Cup-waiter. [1848Lytton Harold iii. iii, There were to be seen [by the throne] camararius and pincerna, chamberlain and cupbearer. ] |