An officer in the German empire whose office was, at the coronation of the emperor, to carry the first dish of meat to table on horseback. From arch, "chief," and L. dapifer, a food-bearer, from daps, "meat" or "a feast," and fero, "to carry."
An officer in the German empire whose office was, at the coronation of the emperor, to carry the first dish of meat to table on horseback. From arch, "chief," and L. dapifer, a food-bearer, from daps, "meat" or "a feast," and fero, "to carry."