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Signifer

Signifer \Sig"ni*fer\, a. [L., from signum sign + ferre to bear.] Bearing signs. [Obs.] ``The signifer sphere, or zodiac.''
--Holland.

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signifer

a. (context obsolete English) bear signs.

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Signifer

A signifer was a standard bearer of the Roman legions. He carried a signum (standard) for a cohort or century. Each century had a signifer sothere were 59 in a legion. Within each cohort, the first century's signifer would be the senior one.

Usage examples of "signifer".

The old man had probably never realized that his grandson's signifer was an Yllipo, the last surviving member of an attaindered clan.

The new signifer tottered gratefully across to it and sat down, thinking that he would have fallen over had he been left on his feet much longer.