( n. )
An officer who went before procession to clear the way by blowing a horn, or otherwise; hence, any person who marched at the head of a procession; a harbinger.
( n. )
An officer who went before procession to clear the way by blowing a horn, or otherwise; hence, any person who marched at the head of a procession; a harbinger.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary. Пересмотренный полный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012