The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
macebearer \macebearer\, mace bearer \mace bearer\n. an official who carries the mace of office before persons in authority. Syn: mace, macer. [WordNet 1.5]WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
macebearer n 1: an official who carries a mace of office [syn: macebearer, mace, macer]Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856):
MACE-BEARER, Eng. law. An officer attending the court of session.