单词 | plumbator |
释义 | plumbatorn. Roman Catholic Church. Now historical. One of the Vatican officials charged with affixing lead seals to Papal bulls. ΘΚΠ society > faith > church government > member of the clergy > clerical superior > pope > offices or officials > [noun] > plumbator plumbator1677 1677 W. Hughes Man of Sin ii. xii. 229 Innocent 8... His new office of Plumbators..brought him in 26000 crowns. 1868 R. F. Williams Lives of Eng. Cardinals 143 A college of Abbreviators, seventy-two in number, included the Plumbator, who fixed the leaden seal. 1961 A. Butler tr. H. Daniel-Rops Protestant Reformation iv. 264 There were apostolic petitioners, secretaries and plumbatores galore—every conceivable title was invented for putting on the market. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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