noun a table waiter at the inns of court, london.
2. pannier ·noun a shield of basket work formerly used by archers as a shelter from the enemy's missiles.
3. pannier ·noun a framework of steel or whalebone, worn by women to expand their dresses; a kind of bustle.
4. pannier ·noun a bread basket; also, a wicker basket (used commonly in pairs) for carrying fruit or other things on a horse or an ass.