Definition for CROSS'-BEAR-ER

CROSS'-BEAR-ER, n.

In the Romish church, the chaplain of an archbishop or primate, who bears a cross before him on solemn occasions. Also, a certain officer in the Inquisition, who makes a vow before the inquisitors to defend the Catholic faith, though with the loss of fortune and life. – Encyc.

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