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quarter waiter

quarter waiter noun: a gentleman usher on duty in the English court for three months of each year.

Noun

quarter waiter (plural quarter waiters)

  1. (obsolete) A gentleman usher on duty in the English court for three months of each year.

Forms of quarter waiter

pluralquarter waiters

Origin of quarter waiter

Three months is a quarter of a year.

Questions about quarter waiter

What does quarter waiter mean?
Quarter waiter means a gentleman usher on duty in the English court for three months of each year.
What part of speech is quarter waiter?
Quarter waiter is a noun.
What is the plural of quarter waiter?
The plural of quarter waiter is quarter waiters.

Words near quarter waiter in the dictionary

  1. quarter sovereigns
  2. quarter time
  3. quarter times
  4. quarter tone
  5. quarter tones
  6. quarter waiter
  7. quarter waiters
  8. quarter water
  9. quarter waters
  10. quarter window
  11. quarter windows

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