An officer whose functions were to attend upon a magistrate, bearing the fasces before him, and to execute sentence of judgement upon offenders.
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| 释义 | society > law > administration of justice > one who administers justice > an officer of the court > [noun] > attendant on judge or magistrate (6) lictorc1384 An officer whose functions were to attend upon a magistrate, bearing the fasces before him, and to execute sentence of judgement upon offenders. porter1607 An officer who walked before the justices of a court, carrying a rod as a symbol of authority. Obsolete. javelin-man1705 One of a body of men in the retinue of a sheriff who carried spears or pikes (javelin, n. 2), and escorted the judges at the assizes. judge's marshal1830 An official (latterly usually a barrister) who accompanies a judge on circuit to act as secretary and personal assistant. More fully judge's marshal. javelin1849 One who bears a ‘javelin’; = javelin-man, n. 1. javelineer1879 = javelin-man, n. 1. |
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