lampadarius
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin lampada, from Ancient Greek λαμπάς (lampás, “candle”).
Noun[edit]
lampadarius (plural lampadarii)
- (historical) A slave who carried torches before consuls, emperors and other high officials both during the later Roman Republic and under the Empire.
- (Christianity) The leader of the second (left) choir of singers in Eastern Orthodox Christianity.